James K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 juhn trumbull art and the orderly choreography of

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Governor of Indiana 1862-1864

Abraham Lincoln With Malice Toward None With Charity for All — the closing cadence of the Second Inaugural set against Lincoln's gaunt likeness

The likeness carries the heavy composure of a man more comfortable on the bench than the stump

James K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 juhn trumbull art and the orderly choreography ofJames K. Polk, Governor of the State of Tennessee, 1838 catches the future president mid ascent, still a Jacksonian foot soldier in Nashville before Manifest Destiny found its loudest advocate. The portrait carries the severe composure of a man already rehearsing the annexations to come. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical