Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture).

Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture).

Ezekiel, Moses Jacob, Sir, 1844-1917, sculptor.

P. Glaskenbeck, founder.

Thomas Jefferson, (sculpture).

Designed 1897. Cast 1898. Dedicated June 15, 1910.

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Sculpture: bronze; Upper base: red marble; Lower base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Upper base: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 112 in. x 112 in.; Lower base: approx. 12 in. x 114 in. x 114 in.

Guss u.w.u. by P. Glaskenbeck, Friederigshagen (Near Jefferson's proper right foot:) M. Ezekiel 1898 (On proper right side of lower section of bell:) M. Ezekiel - Rome (Around upper section of bell, above the heads of the allegorical figures, raised:) PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO THE INHABITANTS THEREOF (LEV. XXIV) (Around lower section of bell, raised:) TO PERPETUATE THE TEACHINGS AND EXAMPLES OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE REPUBLIC. THIS MONUMENT TO THOMAS JEFFERSON WAS PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE (On Jefferson's scroll:) Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 (On tablet held by allegorical figure of religious freedom:) Religious Freedom of 1776 God, Jehovah, Brahma, Atma Ra Alla Zeus. signed Founder's mark appears.

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson standing on top of a replica of the "Liberty Bell" before it was cracked. Placed at intervals around the bell are four winged, allegorical figures: at the front is Liberty, at the back is Justice, on Jefferson's proper right is Human Freedom, and on Jefferson's proper left is Religious Freedom. Religious Freedom holds a tablet, and Jefferson holds a scroll which represents the Declaration of Independence.

Portrait male -- Jefferson, Thomas -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- President

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat

Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer

Occupation -- Education

Occupation -- Writer -- Author

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Allegory -- Quality -- Justice

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville

Administered by University of Virginia, Department of Facilities Management, 575 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Located University of Virginia, North side of the Rotunda, lower terrace level, Charlottesville, Virginia

The sculpture is a replica of the Thomas Jefferson Monument located in Louisville, Kentucky (IAS record number: 77002509). IAS files contain a copy of an article from University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (April 1907).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994.

University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (April 1907): pg. 188-192.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VA0049, 1989.

Monumental News, June 1910, pg. 432.

SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.

"American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in association with University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2010, pg. 274.

University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (April 1907): pg. 190.

"American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in association with University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2010, pg. 274..

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