Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial
- Address: 24 Beacon St
- Vicinity: Across from the State House
- Neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1865/00/00 | Joshua Benton Smith initiates a new call for a memorial in Boston. Smith, a former escaped slave, worked in the service of Col Shaw's family before he became a successful caterer. He later worked in the Massachusetts legislature. | Establishment of the Shaw Memorial | ||||
| 1883/00/00 | McKim, Mead and White | Architect | Shaw Memorial committee of 21 prominent Bostonians, including the abolitionist senator, Charles Sumner, award the sculpture commission to Saint-Gaudens. | Establishment of the Shaw Memorial | ||
| 1883/00/00 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens | Sculptor | Shaw Memorial committee of 21 prominent Bostonians, including the abolitionist senator, Charles Sumner, award the sculpture commission to Saint-Gaudens. | Establishment of the Shaw Memorial | ||
| 1897/05/00 | Gorham Manufacturing Company | Foundry | The 11x14 foot Shaw Memorial bronze cast is completed at the Gorham Company foundry in Providence, RI, at a cost of $7,000. | Establishment of the Shaw Memorial | ||
| 1897/05/31 | Under light rain, The Shaw Memorial is unveiled. The crowd cheers, a band plays up "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and an artillery battery on the Common fires a 17 gun salute. Three warships in the harbor each fire a 21 gun salute. | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | Establishment of the Shaw Memorial | |||
| 1900/08/18 | Auguste Rodin | Chairman of Arts Committee | Saint-Gaudens wins a grand prize for sculpture for plaster versions of "The Sherman" and "The Shaw" and is awarded the Legion of Honor. When Auguste Rodin sees the Shaw Monument, he stops, takes off his hat and bows his head in silence. | 1900 Exposition Universelle | ||
| 1900/08/18 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens | Sculptor | Saint-Gaudens wins a grand prize for sculpture for plaster versions of "The Sherman" and "The Shaw" and is awarded the Legion of Honor. When Auguste Rodin sees the Shaw Monument, he stops, takes off his hat and bows his head in silence. | 1900 Exposition Universelle |
| Particulars for Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial: | |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Monument |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the Union Dead (book) | Poems | Robert Lowell |
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