Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941
Alternative namesBiographical notes:
Sculptor.
From the description of Gutzon Borglum letters to John A. Stewart, 1914 and [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515632
American, 1867-1918.
From the description of John Ruskin, Seated [sculpture]. [19--] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906576
Artist, author, and sculptor. Full name: John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum.
From the description of Gutzon Borglum papers, 1895-1960 (bulk 1912-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77110808
Sculptor; Texas and mid-west.
Brother of Solon Borglum, also a sculptor. Gutzon is most famous for carving the portraits of Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt on Mt. Rushmore.
From the description of Gutzon Borglum collection, 1926-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82380397
Biographical Note
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1867, Mar. 25:
Born near Bear Lake, Idaho -
1890 -1893 :Studied art in Europe -
1909:
Married Mary Williams Montgomery -
1912:
Helped organize the Association of American Painters and Sculptors -
1912 -1916 :Active in Progressive Party politics -
1915 -1925 :Worked on Stone Mountain, Ga., Confederate memorial -
1916:
Initiated investigation of United States military aircraft production -
1927 -1941 :Worked on Mount Rushmore sculpture, Black Hills, S. Dak. -
1941, Mar. 6:
Died, Chicago, Ill.
From the guide to the Gutzon Borglum Papers, 1895-1960, (bulk 1912-1941), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Subjects:
- Freemasonry
- Law in art
- Sculptors
- Memorials--Georgia
- Indians of North America
- Progressivism (United States politics)
- Presidents--Monuments
- Justice in art
- Sculpture
- Art, American
- Sculpture, American
- Memorials--South Dakota
- Indians of North America--Government relations
- World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies
- World War, 1914-1918--United States--Equipment and supplies
- Military aeronautics equipment industry
- Memorials
- Presidents--Monuments--United States
- Indians of North America--South Dakota
- Art--American (?)--Reproductions
- Aeronautics--Societies, etc
- Highway planning
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- Sculptors
- Authors
- Artists
Places:
- United States (as recorded)
- Stone Mountain Memorial State Park (Ga.) (as recorded)
- Georgia (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) (as recorded)
- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- South Dakota (as recorded)
- Stone Mountain Memorial State Park (Ga.) (as recorded)
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) (as recorded)
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) (as recorded)
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) (as recorded)
