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Exhibitions, Fall 2009 Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village Organized by the Museum
Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village is a reprise of the groundbreaking exhibition of the same name first staged at the Museum in 1993. The exhibition will present original drawings, prints, and letters that Jefferson exchanged with his colleagues as the plan for his iconic Academical Village took shape. The show will also feature a selection of paintings and drawings that portray Jefferson and the men who helped him give concrete form to his grand vision. Notable works include Rembrandt Peale's 1805 portrait of Jefferson and Gilbert Stuart's 1804 portrait of William Thornton. Coinciding with the centenary anniversary of Carr's Hill, the President's residence, the exhibition is one of three to be held at the University. It and its associated programs promise to present exciting opportunities to reassess Jefferson's architectural accomplishments and examine those from fresh perspectives. Beginning in October, the Museum offers special Saturday tours, which focus on singular objects or ideas touched on in the exhibition. These tours are available by reservation only. Building a Living Legacy: Jefferson's Academical Village, the blog which launched in February, features three sections that expand the ideas described in the exhibition. One of these areas, “The Builders,” presents more than 300 names uncovered by Richard Guy Wilson: some listed with the tasks they performed, others identified as indentured servants, and still others identified as enslaved. Since the blog's launching, two additional names have been uncovered. An interactive section asks that readers with information about anyone on these lists upload it to the site. The blog will be active through the duration of the exhibition. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press, the illustrated catalogue Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece, which accompanied the original exhibition, has been updated and includes an expanded essay by Wilson. Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village is curated by Richard Guy Wilson, chair and Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History. The exhibition is sponsored by the Office of the President, the U.Va. Art Museum Volunteer Board, Arts Enhancement Fund, Arts$, and The Hook. The symposium is made possible by Page-Barbour Fund and the Office of the President.
Judith Shatin, American, b. 1949 Designed by Thomas Jefferson to represent the "authority of nature and the power of reason," the Rotunda is the physical and metaphorical center of the University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson in 1824 as the first secular Liberal Arts university in America. Inspired by and dedicated to these now-threatened ideals, musician and composer Judith Shatin and media artist Robert Arnold's collaboration is a portrait of the place that combines its timeless majesty with the ever-changing hum of its daily life. Sounds and time-lapse images captured over the course of a year are interwoven in a tapestry of visual and aural music, combined with brief extracts of unscripted interviews, presenting an entire year as a single day on the lawn, from dawn to sunset. Shatin is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music at U.Va. and Robert Arnold is Director of the School of Film & Photography at Montana State University. Read about the making of Rotunda > |
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| The University of Virginia Art Museum exhibits art from around the world dating from ancient times to the present. In addition to its permanent collection, the Museum offers changing exhibitions, accompanied by related programs and publications. | ||
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