Tell It with Pride: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial
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A rich narrative and detailed documentation of the 54th regiment give insight into Augustus Saint-Gaudens' famous Civil War Memorial
On July 18, 1863, six months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the first American units composed of African Americans stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina, led by Colonel Robert Shaw Gould. Although the regiment suffered great losses, the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry legitimized the idea of blacks serving in the military, and Lincoln considered their sacrifice a turning point in the Civil War. Twenty years later, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens began work on a bronze memorial for this heroic troop, which was installed on the Boston Common in 1897.Tell It With Pride explores the enduring significance of this beloved monument. Original daguerreotypes, carte-de-visite portraits, and a full listing of the regiment's members, along with vintage and contemporary artworks by Matthew Brady, Lewis Hine, and Carrie Mae Weems tell the story of the legacy of the Battle of Fort Wagner and the role of photography in memorializing the regiment then and now.
Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery of Art, Washington
(09/15/13-01/19/14)
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston
(02/23/14-05/26/14)
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:030019773X
ISBN13:9780300197730
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:228 Pages
Weight:3.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 9.8" x 11.2"
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