Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment

September 21-December 14, 1997

Overview: A focus exhibition of Saint-Gaudens' plaster version of his bronze Shaw Memorial (Boston) included 8 early plaster studies for the memorial. The Saint-Gaudens plaster was installed at the Gallery on a 10-year-renewable loan from the National Park Service. A 20-by-15-foot niche was built in a gallery wall to accommodate the memorial and its new pedestal.

Nicolai Cikovsky Jr., curator of American and British paintings at the National Gallery, was exhibition coordinator. The Shaw Memorial project was made possible by The Circle of the National Gallery of Art. Additional support was provided by The Shell Oil Company Foundation.

Attendance: 128,266 (105 days)

Location: West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 66

Catalogue: The Shaw Memorial: A Celebration of an American Masterpiece. Conshohocken, PA: Eastern National, 1997.

Brochure: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1997.

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