Topic: People Profiles
Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington
This portrait of George Washington was painted in 1796 by Gilbert Stuart. Known as the Landsdowne portrait, it is one of the most famous images of the first president. Portraying...
Thomas Jefferson’s World: Movie Guide for Middle School Classrooms
A resource guide geared towards middle school classrooms, designed to accompany the 20-minute film Thomas Jefferson’s World...
Thomas Jefferson’s World: Movie Guide for AP High School and College Classrooms
A resource guide designed for advanced placement high school and college classrooms, created to accompany the film THOMAS JEFFERSON’S WORLD...
Anne (Ann) Cary Randolph Bankhead, Jefferson’s granddaughter
Anne was born in 1791 at Monticello. She was the daughter of Martha Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Mann Randolph. She was Thomas Jefferson’s oldest grandchild. Anne shared her grandfather’s love of gardening. In 1808, Thomas Jefferson sent Anne a plan for his new flower garden. It showed winding walkways through beds of flowers. In 1808,…
Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Jefferson’s grandson
Benjamin was born in 1808. His mother was Martha Jefferson Randolph. His father was Thomas Mann Randolph. He studied medicine at the University of Virginia. In 1831, Benjamin married Sally Carter. They lived at Round Top, a 642 acre farm not far from Monticello. They had three children. Benjamin was a farmer, Virginia state…
Breakfast with the Madisons
Artist G.B. McIntosh imagines breakfast at Monticello with James and Dolley Madison as guests. Seen in the picture are: enslaved child Israel Gillette, age 12 carrying in food; Thomas Jefferson;...Burwell Colbert, an enslaved butler
Burwell Colbert was born a slave in 1783. At ten years old, he began working in the nail-making shop at Monticello. He trained to be a painter and a glazier, a person who sets glass in window panes. In 1805, Jefferson wrote that Burwell “paints and takes care of the house.” In later years, Burwell…
