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Davy Crockett on March 6, 1836 at The Alamo

PPS-20The White House
Davy Crockett on March 6, 1836 at The Alamo — The White HouseOpen image
Washington, DC

Davy Crockett on March 6, 1836 at The Alamo

The White House
Historical referenceThe Battle of the Alamo, daybreak, March 6, 1836

This tabletop sculpture imagines Davy Crockett during the final assault on the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Petrides depicts the frontiersman, congressman, and folk hero amid the rubble of the mission walls, astride a destroyed 18-pounder cannon, holding a torch and a Bowie knife. Crockett died at the Alamo.

The sculpture is at The White House in Washington, DC.

ReferencePPS-20
CollectionThe White House
SectorGovernment
Year2025
StatusPlaced
Height46 cm
Max. width36 cm
Material24K double gold leaf

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