File:James Knox Polk by GPA Healy, 1858.jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	George Peter Alexander Healy
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	15 July 1818	24 June 1894
Location of birth/death	Boston	Chicago
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

James Knox Polk

Date

1858

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

157.6 × 119.7 cm (62 × 47.1 in)

Current location

White House

	Native name	White House
	Location	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, District of Columbia United States
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 51.61″ N, 77° 2′ 11.58″ W
	Established	1792
	Website	whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C., United States

Notes

Inscribed: Yes
Inscription Type: inscribed
Inscription Location: on reverse
Inscription Text: Ex-President James K. Polk painted by G.P.A. Healy / October 7, 1858 at Chicago
Acquisition Information: U. S. government purchase
Acquisition Number: 858.1335.1

Credit Line: The White House Historical Association (White House Collection)

Source/Photographer

The White House Historical Association

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