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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 had closely followed the events surrounding Ward's procrastination and firing as the two men had an argumentative past. Borglum was convinced he could do a better job with the design and he also needed the money. He set out to study as much as possible about Sheridan's life by reading his memoirs and biographies.
The Aviator was designed by Gutzon Borglum and dedicated in 1919. The sculpture measures 12 feet high and 8 feet, 6 inches wide. [3] It is located in front of Clemons Library on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Due to the library's abundant 24-hour study space available for students, The Aviator is a fixture in everyday life at the ...
Crazy Horse is the real patriot of the Sioux tribe and the only one worthy to place by the side of Washington and Lincoln." Borglum never replied. [8] Thereafter, Henry Standing Bear began a campaign to have Borglum carve an image of Crazy Horse on Mount Rushmore. [9]
Wars of America is a colossal bronze sculpture by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his assistant Luigi Del Bianco containing "forty-two humans and two horses", [3] located in Military Park in Newark, New Jersey. The sculpture sets on a base of granite from Stone Mountain.
[11] [12] The three other pieces were added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1994, [1] and the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994, as part of a Multiple Property Submission, "The Public Sculpture of John de la Mothe Gutzon Borglum, 1911–1926". [1] [11]
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
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.