Gutzon Borglum

Gutzon Borglum
Borglum in 1919
Born
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum

(1867-03-25)March 25, 1867
DiedMarch 6, 1941(1941-03-06) (aged 73)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
EducationMark Hopkins
Institute of Art
[1][2]
Académie Julian[3]
École des Beaux-Arts[2]
California School of Design[4]
Known forSculpture, painting
MovementBull Moose Party[5]
Spouse
Mary Williams
(m. 1909)
Children3, including Lincoln

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 Theodore Roosevelt[6] and now held in the United States Capitol crypt in Washington, D.C.[7]

  1. ^ Harte, Bret (August 31, 2017). "The Overland Monthly". Samuel Carson – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Gutzon Borglum". Marriott Library – The University of Utah. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Dimmick, Lauretta; Hassler, Donna J. (August 31, 1999). American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born between 1865 and 1885. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-87099-923-9 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "John Borglum". Galerie Gabrie. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Cullinane, Michael Patrick (December 11, 2017). Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost: The History and Memory of an American Icon. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-6673-4. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Abraham Lincoln Bust". aoc.gov. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Howard Shaff and Audrey Karl Shaff, Six Wars at a Time; The Life and Times of Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Center for Western Studies, St. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1985, p. 197