Memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Object
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Enslaver
Memorialized Subject
Jefferson, Thomas
Title
Memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson
Background and Context
The statue of Thomas Jefferson is a gift from the University of Virginia. At the statue's dedication on November 11, 1992, U.Va. President John Casteen made note of Jefferson's $17,000 debt to the College –which caused financial hardship leading to the College's closure in the 1880s, and was never fully repaid – and expressed his hope that this debt would be forgiven with the statue's donation. The dedication plaque includes a quotation by Jefferson: "I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and advancing the happiness of man."
Physical Description
full body statue of Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Inscription
"I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and advancing the happiness of man."
Creator/Participating Person(s)
University of Virginia
Date created, installed or dedicated
November 11, 1992
Historical Period
1976-2000: The Conservative Ascendancy and Retrenchment from Civil Rights Movement
Funded by
University of Virginia
Location: Institution, City, State
William & Mary; Williamsburg, Virginia

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