Saint Gaudens' Memorial to Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment
Comments
- Aug 15 2010 9:46 PM
Cort Mitchell
This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team. Lesson plans can be found for different grade levels under the resources link.
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- Original Source:National Gallery of Art
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Description
Saint Gaudens' Memorial to Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment focuses on the powerful memorial created 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.
Learning Registry Activity
Bookmarks
Topics and Grades
Topics: History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History