From Concepts to Studies Making of the Memorial
Item contributed by Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
It is clear in these early sketches that sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens initially worked to honor only Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Depictions of African American soldiers grew in importance as the process of developing the memorial progressed.
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Copy of two photographic prints by de W.C. Ward of preliminary clay sketches of Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial by Augustus Saint Gaudens. Proof. Sepia. Top- standing figure with horse in background. Bottom- figure astride horse. SAGA 5892.
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