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In writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights, U.S. Founding Father George �鶹��Ƶ IV took a stand for individual rights. His ardent defense would later inform the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s Bill of Rights—documents critical for securing liberties.

But a challenging irony rests in �鶹��Ƶ’s words versus his actions.

The first time Katherine Ashby saw her artwork installed at Gunston Hall, the historic home of U.S. Founding Father George �鶹��Ƶ IV, it was surreal. “I had never done something that felt that important or that had been installed physically,” the senior painting major from �鶹��Ƶ said.