Augustus Saint-Gaudens'
masterpiece depicts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw on
horseback with his soldiers of the 54th regiment.
Overhead an angel guides the men onward.
The original bronze memorial, measuring 11x14 feet, was a
14-year project from 1883-1897. The finished memorial
stands in the Boston Commons in Massachusetts.
The plaster cast of the bronze relief, which is shown in
these photos, is a copy of the original monument, and is
currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens'
masterpiece depicts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw on
horseback with his soldiers of the 54th regiment.
Overhead an angel guides the men onward.