John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum liked to tinker with his own legend, subtracting a few years from his age, changing the story of his parentage. The best archival research has revealed that he was ...

The concept for Mount Rushmore was proposed by historian Doane Robinson in 1923 as a bold way to draw tourists to the state ...

In late 1924, a rare opportunity presented itself to Gutzon Borglum. At the time, the American sculptor found himself on the verge of being fired from his job carving a Confederate monument into ...

That’s exactly what its mastermind, sculptor Gutzon Borglum, intended. Less well known: Borglum’s ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Borglum was born the son of Danish Mormon polygamists in 1867 in Idaho.

Robin Borglum Kennedy gives her portion of the lecture on her grandfather, Gutzon Borglum, at Marietta College on Saturday. (Photo by James Dobbs) MARIETTA — The McDonough Center Auditorium at ...

The Vision: Gutzon Borglum’s Monumental Dream Gutzon Borglum was no ordinary sculptor. He was a man obsessed with scale, symbolism, and legacy. Born to Danish immigrants, Borglum’s early life ...

Danish-American sculptor Gutzon Borglum led the effort, which employed about 400 men and women before it was completed on Oct. 31, 1941. "A monument's dimensions should be determined by the ...

He got talented sculptor Gutzon Borglum on board who chose the location of Mount Rushmore due to the location and exposure to sunlight. Here, Borglum works on a model of Mount Rushmore in his ...