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Artist
John Chester Buttre, 10 Jun 1821 - 2 Dec 1893
William Momberger, 1829 - 1888
Copy after
Morse, born mid 19th century (Photographer)
Sitter
Andrew Johnson, 29 Dec 1808 - 31 Jul 1875
Date
1866
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 33.2 x 25.4cm (13 1/16 x 10")
Sheet: 61 x 47.8cm (24 x 18 13/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Home Furnishings\Clock
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Symbols & Motifs\Emblem\Escutcheon
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure
Equipment\Podium
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
Andrew Johnson: Male
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Governor\Tennessee
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\President of US
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\State Senator\Tennessee
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Tennessee
Andrew Johnson: Crafts and Trades\Textile worker\Tailor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.85.167
Exhibition Label
Born Raleigh, North Carolina
Andrew Johnson was a self-educated tailor living in Greeneville, Tennessee, when he launched his political career in 1829. Beginning as a town alderman, he eventually held offices as mayor, governor, and U.S. congressman and senator. In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Johnson was the only southern senator to remain loyal to the Union. The next year, Lincoln appointed him military governor of Tennessee. Largely for his efforts “to eradicate all pro-Confederate influences in the state,” Johnson was tapped to be Lincoln’s running mate in the 1864 election.
