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Borglum
[ bawr-gluhm ]
noun
- John Gut·zon [guht, -s, uh, n], 1867–1941, and his brother Solon Hannibal, 1868–1922, U.S. sculptors.
Borglum
/ ˈbɔːɡləm /
noun
- BorglumJohn) Gutzon18671941MUSARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor ( John ) Gutzon (ˈɡʌtsən). 1867–1941, US sculptor, noted for his monumental busts of US presidents carved in the mountainside of Mount Rushmore
Example Sentences
Borglum was affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan as he raised money for the Confederate monument, according to historians.
After graduating from high school, Noguchi apprenticed with Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
After graduating from high school, Noguchi apprenticed with Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
Today the park’s numerous themed gardens contain more than 1,000 works of American figurative sculpture by more than 400 artists, including Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum and Augustus Saint-Gaudens, known for Boston’s Robert Gould Shaw Memorial.
The four presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore were chosen in the 1920s by the sculptor Gutzon Borglum for their leadership during what were seen then as the four phases of America: George Washington leading the birth of the nation; Thomas Jefferson sparking its westward expansion; Abraham Lincoln preserving the union and emancipating slaves; Teddy Roosevelt championing industrial innovation.
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