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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
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 ] .
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Oct. 22—DECATUR — I have long been an admirer of Gutzon Borglum's monumental carvings on Mount Rushmore. We lived in South Dakota for a few years and made several trips to see them. So imagine ...
The sculpture is bronze and it was created in 1922 by Gutzon Borglum. [1] [2] It is located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in front of Agricultural Hall. [1] The sculpture was created to honor Dempster's contribution to agriculture and was erected just four years after his death.
This piece is one of several erected across the United States by Gutzon Borglum, the Mount Rushmore sculptor, in his quest to institute "art that is real and American". [3] The work commemorates the Connecticut Puritans who established the city in 1666. [ 4 ]
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