Thomas Jefferson's academical village
Subtitle: the creation of an architectural masterpiece
By: Richard Guy Wilson, editor ; contributors Patricia C. Sherwood ... [et al.].
Contributors: Wilson, Richard Guy, 1940-; Sherwood, Patricia C.; University of Virginia. Art Museum.
Publisher: Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia; Distributed by Univ. Press of Virginia
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Exhibitions; University of Virginia -- Buildings -- Exhibitions; Architectural drawing -- Virginia -- Charlottesville -- 19th century -- Exhibitions; Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Virginia -- Charlottesville -- Exhibitions; Charlottesville (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds as Jefferson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution.

Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece is the first comprehensive look at Jefferson's design for the University, at how it came into being, at the different perceptions of its successes and failures, at the alterations that have taken place, and at its ongoing restoration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-90) and index.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... organized by the Bayly Art Museum, October 7, 1993-January 9, 1994"--T.p. verso.