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May 27, 2024 · Monticello, the iconic Virginia plantation designed and inhabited by Thomas Jefferson, stands as a microcosm of early American history in all its ambition, ingenuity, and moral contradictions. As the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson helped define America‘s founding ideals.
May 10, 2024 · The Declaration of Independence Vignette at Monticello. Later in life, Thomas Jefferson reflected that the Declaration of Independence “was intended to be an expression of the [American] mind.”. The ideas and stories of the Declaration of Independence extend far beyond Jefferson and Philadelphia in June 1776. In this video, we highlight ...
1 day ago · Views on slavery. Views on religion. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
May 15, 2024 · Peticolas, View of the West Front of Monticello and Garden, 1825. Thomas Jefferson's main plantation, Monticello (from the Italian for "little mountain") is pictured here in a painting by Jane Braddick Peticolas. The painting captures Jefferson's vision of an American nation built on agricultural virtue, fused with neoclassical elements.
May 25, 2024 · Bust of Alexander Hamilton. So, why did Jefferson have a bust of his political archenemy, Alexander Hamilton, in his Hall at Monticello? #OpposedInDeathAsInLife. Image of Cornelia Jefferson Randolph's "Floorplan of Monticello's First Floor with Furnishing Notes" courtesy the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, U.Va. Videos ...
5 days ago · British-born architect and engineer Latrobe (1764-1820) filled sketchbooks and journals with watercolors, drawings, and keen observations as he crossed the Atlantic and traversed the young republic. His fourteen extant sketchbooks constitute the most important graphic representations of Jeffersonian America by a trained artist in existence.
8 hours ago · Builds a sense of belonging. Music education can give kids something to believe in spite of other struggles they may encounter. They know that their music is important, and that helps them feel ...
