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  1. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · Gutzon_BorglumGutzon Borglum - Wikipedia

    Gutzon Borglum was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He was also involved in the Bull Moose Party, the Freemasons, and the Ku Klux Klan.

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  4. www.britannica.com · biography · Gutzon-BorglumGutzon Borglum | American Sculptor & Mount Rushmore Creator ...

    Learn about the life and work of Gutzon Borglum, who carved the faces of four U.S. presidents on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Find out how he started his career in Paris and England, and what challenges he faced in his monumental project.

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  5. www.nps.gov · historyculture · gutzon-borglumSculptor Gutzon Borglum - U.S. National Park Service

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    The path which led Sculptor John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum to Mount Rushmore began on a homestead near Bear Lake, Idaho, where he was born in March of 1867. His father, James Borglum, had immigrated to this country from Denmark a few years earlier. Shortly after Gutzon's birth his family moved to Utah. By the time Borglum was seven they were livin...

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    Shortly before his departure for France, Borglum married Elizabeth Putnam, an artist and teacher 20 years his senior. This marriage lasted only a few years. The constant traveling in Europe was too much for Elizabeth; they separated while Borglum was living in England and subsequently divorced.

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    Borglum's two years in Paris were spent studying art at the Julien Academy and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He had successful showings at major Paris salons and developed some valuable friendships, including a close relationship with the great French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, who carved The Thinker. After leaving France, Borglum spent a year in Spain a...

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    Back in this country, Borglum led a life marked by artistic success, public service, and occasional controversy. During this period he created many of his finest works. His Mares of Diomedes was accepted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. He did a large equestrian bronze of General Phil Sheridan which Theodore Roosevelt unveiled in...

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    Sometimes Borglum's art led to controversy. He was commissioned to do some statues for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. One day a clergyman who was visiting the studio commented that one of the angels needed a sterner and more masculine face. This led to a debate over the gender of angels which the press followed with relish. ...

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    Controversy in Borglum's life was not limited to art. He led an active political life, campaigning for Theodore Roosevelt in his reelection bid of 1912. During the First World War, he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to investigate practices in the aircraft manufacturing industry. He discovered and reported such a scandalous state of affai...

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    During most of this period, Borglum lived near Stamford, Connecticut, where he maintained a home and studio with his second wife Mary Montgomery Borglum, whom he married in 1909. Two children were born of this marriage, James Lincoln and Mary Ellis. He divided his working time between Stamford and New York where he also had a studio. It was in this...

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    Since his return to the United States, Borglum had worked to create a distinctly \"American\" art. He began to experiment with the \"emotional impact of volume.\" Out of a large block of marble, he fashioned a colossal head of Abraham Lincoln, The work was completed and taken to a shop window in New York. When Robert Lincoln, the son of the late Pr...

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    Because of World War I, work at Stone Mountain did not begin until 1923. Carving was limited to jackhammers and chisels until a visiting Belgian engineer taught Borglum the use of dynamite for precise work. The head of Lee was unveiled in 1924. Soldiers in the audience who served with the Confederate leader were moved to tears by the likeness.

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    However, trouble had been brewing between Borglum and the businessmen directing the project, and Borglum was abruptly dismissed. He destroyed his models in order to protect his design and this so angered the directors that a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was forced to flee Georgia. Borglum's head of Lee was removed when another artist wa...

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    Learn about the life and works of Gutzon Borglum, the artist who created the monumental carvings of four U.S. presidents on Mount Rushmore. Explore his early years, artistic achievements, political involvement, and controversies.

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  7. www.smithsonianmag.com · history · the-making-ofThe Making of Mount Rushmore | Smithsonian

    Oct 30, 2011 · Learn how Gutzon Borglum, a renowned artist who worked on Stone Mountain and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, created the monumental carving of four presidents on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Discover his vision, challenges and legacy in this article from Smithsonian magazine.

  8. www.nps.gov · moru · learnWhy These Four Presidents? - U.S. National Park Service

    • George Washington, First President of the United States. Born 1732, died 1799. Washington led the colonists in the American Revolutionary War to win independence from Great Britain.
    • Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States. Born 1743, died 1826. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, a document which inspires democracies around the world.
    • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Born 1858, died 1919. Roosevelt provided leadership when America experienced rapid economic growth as it entered the 20th Century.
    • Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. Born 1809, died 1865. Lincoln held the nation together during its greatest trial, the Civil War. Lincoln believed his most sacred duty was the preservation of the union.

  9. www.pbs.org · features · rushmore-borglumGutzon Borglum | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

    Learn about the life and work of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who created Mount Rushmore and other monumental projects. Explore his biography, achievements, controversies, and legacy.

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  11. americanart.si.edu · artist · gutzon-borglum-508Gutzon Borglum - Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Learn about the life and work of Gutzon Borglum, a controversial sculptor of monumental portraits such as Mount Rushmore. Find out his biography, artistic style, and quotes from the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.

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