Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment
Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment, Bronze relief sculpture near Beacon Street, Boston, United States
The monument features Colonel Shaw on horseback leading the Black soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment in a detailed bas-relief composition.
After the Fort Wagner battle in 1863 where Colonel Shaw and many soldiers died, the memorial took fourteen years to complete before its 1897 unveiling.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens created individual portraits of twenty-three Black soldiers using live models, marking a departure from generic representations in memorial art.
The memorial stands opposite the Massachusetts State House and underwent a complete restoration in 2021, including the addition of an augmented reality app.
The bronze relief measures 11 feet high and 14 feet wide, incorporating more than 40 figures marching together through a dimensional perspective.
Location: Boston
Location: Massachusetts
Inception: 1897
Creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Made from material: bronze
GPS coordinates: 42.35750,-71.06350
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:49
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