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The Shaw Memorial : a celebration of an American masterpiece by Augustus Saint-Gaudens; Gregory C Schwarz; Ludwig Lauerhass; Brigid Sullivan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A comprehensive exhibition catalog on the Memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. of African American Volunteers. Located on Boston Common, the Shaw Memorial, is one of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' masterpieces, and considered by some, to be this country's greatest public monument. It is also the first public memorial to African American participation in the Civil War. The catalog contains a definitive essay on the development of the monument, which took^ Augustus Saint-Gaudens over fourteen years to complete. Other essays include a history of the 54th Regiment; the monument's place in American history and culture; and the conservation steps needed to restore the cast of the final version of the monument. Completed in 1900, casts of this final version are currently on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire.74 b/w photos

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Author

Augustus Saint-Gaudens; Gregory C Schwarz; Ludwig Lauerhass; Brigid Sullivan

Publisher

Eastern National ; Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, 1997

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781888213126

Category

nonfiction