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.