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Exhibit on Jefferson's architecture weaves in slavery's role
Exhibit on Jefferson's architecture weaves in slavery's role
By Ben Finley, Associated Press Oct 21, 2019 Updated 2 hrs ago
As an architect, Thomas Jefferson envisioned buildings for a new republic — not old-world kings. The domes and columns in his designs recalled ancient Greece and Rome to symbolize liberty and democracy.
And yet enslaved Americans were involved in the actual construction. They helped build everything from Virginia's Statehouse — a precursor to the Capitol Building in Washington — to the University of Virginia and Jefferson's home of Monticello.
That contradiction is woven into a new art exhibit that explores Jefferson's highly influential architectural ideas. The show, which opened Saturday in Norfolk, offers another reckoning over the founding father's legacy and the role of enslaved Americans.
The exhibit follows the nation's August commemoration of the 1619 arrival of enslaved Africans to what is now Virginia. And it comes a year after Monticello opened new exhibits spotlighting the lives of its enslaved workers.
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By Ben Finley, Associated Press Oct 21, 2019 Updated 2 hrs ago
As an architect, Thomas Jefferson envisioned buildings for a new republic — not old-world kings. The domes and columns in his designs recalled ancient Greece and Rome to symbolize liberty and democracy.
And yet enslaved Americans were involved in the actual construction. They helped build everything from Virginia's Statehouse — a precursor to the Capitol Building in Washington — to the University of Virginia and Jefferson's home of Monticello.
That contradiction is woven into a new art exhibit that explores Jefferson's highly influential architectural ideas. The show, which opened Saturday in Norfolk, offers another reckoning over the founding father's legacy and the role of enslaved Americans.
The exhibit follows the nation's August commemoration of the 1619 arrival of enslaved Africans to what is now Virginia. And it comes a year after Monticello opened new exhibits spotlighting the lives of its enslaved workers.
....
Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
