Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941

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Dates:
Birth 1867-03-25
Death 1941-03-06
Americans,

Biographical 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

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:

  • Aeronautics
  • Art, American
  • Sculpture, American
  • Art
  • Freemasonry
  • Highway planning
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Justice in art
  • Law in art
  • Memorials
  • Memorials
  • Memorials
  • Military aeronautics equipment industry
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Progressivism (United States politics)
  • Sculptors
  • Sculpture
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Authors
  • Sculptors

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)

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