Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Master of American Sculpture

Trained in Paris and Rome, Augustus Saint-Gaudens is considered America's premiere sculptor of the 19th and early 20th centuries. During a career that spanned three decades, Saint-Gaudens created nearly one hundred and fifty works of art, including a number of major public monuments to heroes of the Civil War. While many passerby stop to admire his sculpture, few know of the life and times that created these incredible works of art.