Beacon Hill in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Sculptor
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2014
1. The Sculptor Marker
Inscription.
The Sculptor. . The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial, the outstanding tribute to soldiers of the Civil War, was created by one of America's foremost sculptors, Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848 - 1907). Born in Dublin, of a French father and an Irish mother, he grew up in New York, was apprenticed to a cameo cutter at 13, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His best known works include the Adams Memorial in Washington, D.C., General Sherman in New York and President Lincoln in Chicago. His home in Cornish, New Hampshire is a National Historic Site. The setting for the memorial was designed by the distinguished architect, Charles F. McKim.
The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial, the outstanding tribute to soldiers of the Civil War, was created by one of America's foremost sculptors, Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848 - 1907). Born in Dublin, of a French father and an Irish mother, he grew up in New York, was apprenticed to a cameo cutter at 13, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His best known works include the Adams Memorial in Washington, D.C., General Sherman in New York and President Lincoln in Chicago. His home in Cornish, New Hampshire is a National Historic Site. The setting for the memorial was designed by the distinguished architect, Charles F. McKim.
Location. 42° 21.451′ N, 71° 3.812′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. Marker is on Beacon Street west of Park Street, on the right when traveling east. This historical marker is located on the sidewalk, in front of (and slightly to the left of) The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial, and directly across the street from the Massachusetts State House building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
View of the historical marker located in the foreground, on the sidewalk, directly in front of a tree, in the area in front of (and slightly to the left of) The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2014
3. The Sculptor Marker
View, looking west on Beacon Street, of the historical marker located in the foreground of the picture, on the sidewalk, in the area in front of (and slightly to the left of) The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2014
4. The Sculptor Marker
View from across the street of the historical marker located on the sidewalk, directly in front of a tree, in the area in front of (and slightly to the left of) The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial Monument.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 19, 2014
5. The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial Monument
View from the backside of the Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial Monument, looking towards the Massachusetts State House building.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 4 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 23, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.