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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore.He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Georgia, statues of Union General Philip Sheridan in Washington D.C. and in Chicago, as well as a bust of Abraham Lincoln exhibited in the White House by ...
Gutzon Borglum (1867 – 1941), American sculptor, famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore Lene Børglum (born 1961), Danish film producer Lincoln Borglum (1912 – 1986), American sculptor, son of Gutzon and first superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The lower right of the sculpture is signed: Gutzon Borglum Sc / Gorham Co. The front of the sculptures base is inscribed: RABBONI On the back of the center granite piece is an upper bronze plaque which is inscribed: THE END OF BIRTH IS DEATH THE END OF DEATH IS LIFE AND WHERFOR MOURNEST THOU. A lower bronze plaque is inscribed: IN MEMORY OF
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Robinson asked architect and sculptor Gutzon Borglum to sculpt and design the monument. Borglum decided to use Mount Rushmore for the sculpture, since it seemed to be the easiest and most stable of the cliffs to work on. [1] Having decided on the location of the sculpture, Borglum decided to make the monument of four presidents of the United ...
Gutzon Borglum is best known for his sculptured portraits of American presidents carved in the stone of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. A relatively unknown tale by Hans Christian Andersen is titled "The Bishop of Børglum and His Kinsmen" [2] [ permanent dead link ] .
James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January 27, 1986) was an American sculptor, photographer, author and engineer; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore after the death of the project's leader, his father, Gutzon Borglum, in 1941. One of his best-known works, a bust of his father, is on display ...
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