Clark Mills (sculptor)
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| Born | December 13, 1810 |
| Died | January 12, 1883 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Clark Mills (December 13, 1810 – January 12, 1883) was an American sculptor, best known for four versions of an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, located in Washington, D.C., Nashville, Tennessee, Jacksonville, Florida and New Orleans, Louisiana.
He had a studio, in Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C., at 15th Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue.
He had three sons; he remarried and had a step-daughter. There was some dispute over his will.
He was interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
In 1865 Mills made a life-cast of Abraham Lincoln's head. It is generally felt to be inferior in technical quality to the 1860 cast made by Leonard Volk, but has the advantage of showing Lincoln's entire skull, not just the face as does Volk's. One of Mills' works is located in President's Park, also known as Lafayette Square, which is situated on the north portico side of the White House. The statue of Andrew Jackson was unveiled January 8, 1853. It was a Saturday on the 38th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, and according to an account by a reporter for the Washington Union, twenty thousand people attended in and around the park. Senator Stephen A. Douglas was the keynote speaker at the unveiling. There are three other castings in New Orleans, Jacksonville, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee.
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