Eye Color - Revision history

Bcraig at 17:10, 12 July 2007

Bcraig — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:10:56 GMT

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	There seems to be no consensus on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof. An examination of Jefferson's life portraits does not clarify the issue; he is variously depicted with blue, hazel, and even brown eyes.		There seems to be no consensus on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof. An examination of Jefferson's life portraits does not clarify the issue; he is variously depicted with blue, hazel, and even brown eyes.
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	== Contemporary Accounts ==		== Contemporary Accounts ==

Bcraig — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:10:37 GMT

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-	There seems to be no concensus on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof. An examination of Jefferson's life portraits does not clarify the issue; he is variously depicted with blue, hazel, and even brown eyes.	+	There seems to be no consensus on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof. An examination of Jefferson's life portraits does not clarify the issue; he is variously depicted with blue, hazel, and even brown eyes.


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	'''1948.''' Malone, [[Short Title List\|Jefferson,]] Vol. 1. "His eyes were hazel, though often described in later years as blue..." (p. 48)		'''1948.''' Malone, [[Short Title List\|Jefferson,]] Vol. 1. "His eyes were hazel, though often described in later years as blue..." (p. 48)
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-	== Footnotes ==
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Anna — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:31:19 GMT

Anna — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:30:40 GMT

linked Edmund Bacon

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	'''1801-1809.''' Joseph Delaplaine, visitor. "...his eyes are light..."<br>		'''1801-1809.''' Joseph Delaplaine, visitor. "...his eyes are light..."<br>

-	'''1806-1821.''' Edmund Bacon, overseer at Monticello. "He had blue eyes..."<br>	+	'''1806-1821.''' [[Edmund Bacon]], overseer at Monticello. "He had blue eyes..."<br>

	'''1814.''' Francis Calley Grey, visitor. "...light gray eyes..."<br>		'''1814.''' Francis Calley Grey, visitor. "...light gray eyes..."<br>

Bcraig — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:54:43 GMT

Footnotes

Bcraig — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:08:00 GMT

Secondhand Accounts

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	== Secondhand Accounts ==		== Secondhand Accounts ==

-	'''1858.''' [[Short Title List\|Randall, ''Life'']]. "His full, deep set eyes, the prevailing color of which was light hazel (or flecks of hazel on a groundwork of grey)..." (p. 34)	+	'''1858.''' Randall, [[Short Title List\|''Life'']]. "His full, deep set eyes, the prevailing color of which was light hazel (or flecks of hazel on a groundwork of grey)..." (p. 34)

	'''1871.''' Randolph, [[Short Title List\|''Domestic Life'']]. "...his eye, hazel." (p. 337)		'''1871.''' Randolph, [[Short Title List\|''Domestic Life'']]. "...his eye, hazel." (p. 337)

Bcraig — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:07:14 GMT

Further Sources

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	== Further Sources ==		== Further Sources ==
-	*Bush[[Short Title List\|''Life Portraits'']].	+	*Bush, [[Short Title List\|''Life Portraits'']].
	*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].		*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].

	[[Category:Personal Life]]		[[Category:Personal Life]]
	[[Category:Frequently Asked Questions]]		[[Category:Frequently Asked Questions]]

Bcraig — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:07:03 GMT

Further Sources

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	== Further Sources ==		== Further Sources ==
-	*[[Short Title List\|Bush, ''Life Portraits'']].	+	*Bush[[Short Title List\|''Life Portraits'']].
	*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].		*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].

	[[Category:Personal Life]]		[[Category:Personal Life]]
	[[Category:Frequently Asked Questions]]		[[Category:Frequently Asked Questions]]

Bcraig — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:06:35 GMT

Secondhand Accounts

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	'''1871.''' Randolph, [[Short Title List\|''Domestic Life'']]. "...his eye, hazel." (p. 337)		'''1871.''' Randolph, [[Short Title List\|''Domestic Life'']]. "...his eye, hazel." (p. 337)

-	'''1948.''' [[Short Title List\|Malone, vol. 1]]. "His eyes were hazel, though often described in later years as blue..." (p. 48)	+	'''1948.''' Malone, [[Short Title List\|Jefferson,]] Vol. 1. "His eyes were hazel, though often described in later years as blue..." (p. 48)

	== Footnotes ==		== Footnotes ==

Anna — Fri, 25 May 2007 20:21:13 GMT

added categories, Bush

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-	There seems to be no concensus on Thomas Jefferson's '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof.	+	There seems to be no concensus on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s '''eye color'''. They were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light," hazel, and combinations thereof. An examination of Jefferson's life portraits does not clarify the issue; he is variously depicted with blue, hazel, and even brown eyes.


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	== Further Sources ==		== Further Sources ==
		+	*[[Short Title List\|Bush, ''Life Portraits'']].
	*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].		*Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. "Physical Descriptions of Thomas Jefferson." [http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html http://www.monticello.org/reports/people/descriptions.html].
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		+	[[Category:Personal Life]]
		+	[[Category:Frequently Asked Questions]]