Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial (Boston, Massachusetts)
Dublin Core
Title
Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial (Boston, Massachusetts)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The work commemorates members of the 54th Volunteer Infantry, the first documented African American regiment to be formed during the Civil War. Colonel Shaw, the regiment’s leader, is shown on horseback with three rows of infantrymen marching behind him. This scene depicts the 54th Regiment marching down Beacon Street in Boston on May 28, 1863, as they left Boston to head for the battles that wages in the South.
Creator
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
Source
National Park Service
Date
May 31, 1897
Contributor
Private donations
Rights
National Parks Service
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Northwestern edge of Boston Commons, across Beacon Street from the State House, Boston, Massachusetts, 02133, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
132 in. x 168 in. (335.28 cm x 426.72cm.)
Collection
Citation
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, “Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial (Boston, Massachusetts),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1103.