Gutzon Borglum
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum 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 Mounta
Borglum in 1919
General Philip Sheridan, sculpted by Borglum in 1908, in Washington, D.C.
Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar, 1925 (design by Borglum)
Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial featuring a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, about 2 mi southwest of Keystone, South Da
Gutzon Borglum
…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…
View of Mount Rushmore, showing Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Doane Robinson was inspired by this view on the Needles Highway to create the sculpture, though this location was ultimately not chosen
The completed sculpture
Mount Rushmore (Six Grandfathers) before construction, c. 1905