Statue of Thomas Jefferson (University of Virginia)

The statue was crafted by Moses Ezekiel in 1910 and is a copy of the Jefferson Monument in Louisville, Kentucky.

The statue of Thomas Jefferson was dedicated on June 15, 1910 in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

[2] In September 2017, the statue was the target of protest in the context of the Charlottesville historic monument controversy and the recent 2017 Unite the Right rally.

Among the protesters was one person with a gun whom the police eventually arrested for public intoxication.

University of Virginia president Teresa A. Sullivan later responded by calling for civil discourse.