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Saint-Gaudens National Historic SiteDetail of Charles Stewart Parnell Monument
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
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Saint-Gaudens and his family arrived in Boston on the ship, Desdemona in September 1848  

Did You Know?
Though considered an American artist, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin, Ireland to a French father and Irish mother. In 1848, at the age of six months, he made the month-long voyage to the United States with his parents on the ship Desdamona.

Last Updated: March 25, 2009 at 10:42 EST