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...receded, however, the momentum died. The pennies -$7,511 in all-were invested. In 1883 one of the few surviving committeemen, Edward Atkinson, noted that the pennies had grown to $16,656.21. He and three other Brahmins formed a new committee and commissioned the young Augustus Saint-Gaudens to create a memorial. Saint-Gaudens envisioned a giant equestrian statue. The Shaws objected. They wanted their son portrayed together with his men. Saint-Gaudens designed a relief of the regiment on the march, but the press of other commissions was so great that he took 14 years more to complete what...
...grand moment in 1897 when the memorial stood unveiled. No fewer than 65 veterans who had fought with Shaw stood at attention. "Many of them were bent and crippled, many with white heads, some with bouquets," wrote Saint-Gaudens. Cannon on the Common fired a salute. William James, the philosopher, declared that the casualties' common grave "bore witness to the brotherhood of man." Booker T. Washington, who was a seven-year-old on a Virginia plantation when Shaw died, rose to say that the "real monument" to Shaw "is being slowly but safely builded among the lowly...
...just to remove some rust and graffiti? No restoration campaign is ever that simple. It will cost $12,000 to clean-the Saint-Gaudens bronze and to provide a new sword, plus a few extra swords in anticipation of future vandalism. About $21,000 is needed to repair the chipped and cracked masonry. It will take $22,000 more to engrave the names of the black soldiers who died-only the white officers are now named. There are various other items, including $15,000 to restore the memorial's fountain and $50,000 for a permanent endowment...
...visits with relatives and supporters--neither exciting nor enlightening. In an attempt to avoid angering anyone, his descriptions are all painfully complimentary. Cyrus Vance is a man of great "sincerity;" Ronald Reagan has "personal charm;" and former Senator John Culver is knowledgeable and articulate. Everyone in government seems a saint caught in a crazy system...
Tourists flock to the Italian galleries, but they don't seem to get crowded. The religious subjects inspire silence. There is little alternative to the countless Madonnas, Annunciations, and Saint Sebastians; those with a low tolerance for Renaissance art may lose patience quickly in Florence...