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  2. Construction of Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    Borglums original design was a sculpture of each president intended to go down to their waists, but time constraints and funding only provided for their heads. [3] Ivan Houser, father of John Sherrill Houser , was assistant sculptor to Gutzon Borglum during the early years of carving; he began working with Borglum shortly after the inception of ...

  3. Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...

  4. Gutzon Borglum - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Lincoln Borglum - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Norbeck-Williamson Act of 1929 - Wikipedia

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    In 1928, the 70th Congressional session members Peter Norbeck and William Williamson formulated the code of law for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Act. The Senate bill was passed by the United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge on February 29, 1929.

  7. Harold Spitznagel - Wikipedia

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    Harold Theodore Spitznagel (December 7, 1896 – April 26, 1975) was an American architect from South Dakota.Spitznagel was best known for residential and institutional architecture, [2] [3] including the original Mount Rushmore visitor center.

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  9. Lincoln Borglum Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Borglum Museum is located in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. It features two 125-seat theaters that show a 13-minute movie about Mount Rushmore. A view thought by many to be one of the best is located at Grandview Terrace, above the Museum.