JEFFERSON'S

 SHADOW

'

or, how the title of my book,

 JEFFERSON'S TELESCOPE,

while it might be read ironically,

let's face it,

PROBABLY WON'T BE,

and therefore ought to be replaced

with some different metaphor that gets at the ambiguity related to the

profound but also waning influence of thomas jefferson on uva

uva

as understood in the context of the bicentennial and the 100 objects exhibit—

100

objects

bicentennial

a metaphor like …

JEFFERSON'S

 SHADOW

# 79

79

# 01

01

# 52

52

# 53

53

CLASS OF 1861

fruitful pursuit of justice in society and truth in science

# 54

54

# 87

87

EDMUND BACON

[LOOK AT THAT FACE]

# 14

14

# 13

13

# 101?

101?

THE ACQUIREMENTS WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL MAKE UNDER THE TUTORS I HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOU WILL RENDER YOU MORE WORTHY OF MY LOVE ...

martha jefferson

randolph

WILL RENDER YOU MORE WORTHY OF MY LOVE ...

TJ to MJ, November 28, 1783

THE CHANCE THAT IN MARRIAGE SHE WILL DRAW A BLOCKHEAD I CALCULATE AT ABOUT FOURTEEN TO ONE ...

TJ to Marbois, December 5, 1783

blockhead

john a. g. davis

[RIP]

# 19

19

staige davis blackford

[the hair!]

virginius dabney

staige davis blackford

[confederate flag?]

staige davis blackford

[also]

# 36

36

• white

• good character

• adequate preparation

• paid same fees

• separate from men

# 34

34

preservation

race

# 101?

101?

colgate w. darden

# 75

75

colgate w. darden

# 58

58

JEFFERSON'S

 SHADOW