Borglum

American  

[bawr-gluhm] / ˈbɔr gləm /

noun

1. John Gutzon 1867–1941, and his brother Solon Hannibal, 1868–1922, U.S. sculptors.

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Borglum British  

/ ˈbɔːɡləm /

noun

1. ( John ) Gutzon (ˈɡʌtsən). 1867–1941, US sculptor, noted for his monumental busts of US presidents carved in the mountainside of Mount Rushmore

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Example Sentences

This framing is reflective of how the memorial’s sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, originally conceived of his work of art.

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In August 1924, South Dakota state historian Doane Robinson asked Borglum whether he would be interested in carving a “heroic” sculpture in the Black Hills.

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He envisioned works of art that would attract car tourists and bring money to a depressed state, but when he invited Borglum to join as sculptor, the project’s tenor shifted.

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Borglum first saw Rushmore a year after receiving Robinson’s letter.

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In August 1925, in search of a location for his sculpture, Borglum was being guided on horseback through the Black Hills when he was shown a gnarled, knobby shelf of granite almost 2 billion years old.

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