Full Description
In contrast to his enormous political influence, Thomas Jefferson's vast cultural contributions, especially in the realm of American architecture, remain relatively unknown to mainstream Americans. Among architectural professionals, however, Jefferson is immediately recognized as one of the most influential architects of all time. Although he was considered a "gentleman architect," Jefferson honed his skills as well as any professional. His three most notable visionary works at the Virginia State Capitol, the educational complex at the University of Virginia, and his own home at Monticello remain monumental in the field of American architecture and society. This volume reveals how Jefferson's politics and architecture coexisted and explains how he marked his political maturation through corresponding architectural monuments that reflected his ideals. Consequently, Jefferson provided America with a combined architectural and political ideology with the intention of safeguarding the future of liberty and democracy in America.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 • A History of Thomas Jefferson's America—From Colonial Settlements to a New Nation Conceived in Liberty
2 • A Student of Architecture Emerges—The Gentleman Architect Builds a Palladian Villa
3 • A Revolutionary Architect in Pursuit of Happiness—The Declaration of Independence Reordered as a Corinthian Column
4 • The Paris Education of a Professional Architect—A Classical Revivalist Emerges from Unrequited Love
5 • The Virginia Temple on a Hill—A Visual Expression of State Government
6 • The New Federal City at Washington—The Visual Expression of Liberty and Democracy
7 • Monticello and Poplar Forest, Architecture of Geometry—The Secluded Studies of Spatial Relationships
8 • An Academical Village in Virginia—The Blueprint for the American Higher Education System
9 • A Busy Architect Still Survives—The Jeffersonian Architectural Legacy
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
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