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Borglum Oversees Mount Rushmore Work, 1930s

Borglum oversees work on Mount Rushmore. John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 - March 6, 1941) was a Danish-American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota; the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta; and other public works of art. He died in 1941 at the age of 73. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60 foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore has become an iconic symbol of the United States, and attracts over three million people annually. Photographed by Charles D'Emery, undated.

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Title: Borglum Oversees Mount Rushmore Work, 1930s

Caption: Borglum oversees work on Mount Rushmore. John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 - March 6, 1941) was a Danish-American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota; the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta; and other public works of art. He died in 1941 at the age of 73. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60 foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore has become an iconic symbol of the United States, and attracts over three million people annually. Photographed by Charles D'Emery, undated.

Category: black & white • History: United States

Credit: Album / Science Source / National Park Service/Charles D'Emery

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Image size: 3184 × 4200 px | 38.3 MB

Print size: 27.0 × 35.6 cm | 1253.5 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)

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