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The statue was designed by American sculptor Rudolph Evans and is 5.8 m (19.0 ft) high, resting on a black granite pedestal 1.8 m (6.0 ft) high. Jefferson¡¦s thoughts on independence and freedom are inscribed on panels of white Georgia marble. The inscriptions are from the Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson wrote, and from his personal letters and legal documents.