Borglum

[ bawr-gluhm ]

noun

1. John Gut·zon [guht, -s, uh, n], 1867–1941, and his brother Solon Hannibal, 1868–1922, U.S. sculptors.

Borglum

/ ˈbɔːɡləm /

noun

1. 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.

From Seattle Times

After graduating from high school, Noguchi apprenticed with Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

From Washington Times

After graduating from high school, Noguchi apprenticed with Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From The Guardian