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Sarah York Jackson

This portrait is of Sarah York Jackson, the wife of President Andrew Jackson's adopted son. Mrs. Jackson assisted Emily Tennessee Donelson, niece of President Jackson and his deceased wife Rachel Jackson, with her duties as White House hostess. Bates Littlehales photographed this portrait in May 1962 in the frame that housed the portrait around the John F. Kennedy administration.
Artist
Mayna Treanor Avent
Date of Work
ca. 1921
Medium
oil paint, canvas
Type
Portrait
Credit
White House Collection/White House Historical Association