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Overview
This Web feature focuses on the powerful memorial created by Saint-Gaudens to honor one of the first African-American units of the Civil War. Six sections of in-depth material explore the artist and his working methods, historical background on Shaw and the regiment, the memorial and its conservation, text from the exhibition, and teaching resources.
Full screen views and additional information are available by clicking on each image. Detailed views of the restored plaster are accessible with the "click to magnify" link throughout the feature.
This program is also available as a printed booklet with color slides as a free-loan. Order through our online catalogue of over 150 free-loan teaching resources.