John Gutzon Borglum
John Gutzon Borglum is known for the famous President’s Heads sculpted in Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. His complete name was (John) Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum. Born on 25th march 1867 in St. Charles, Idaho, John Gutzon Borglum sculpted many public works across the USA. He was Danish-American by birth. John Gutzon Borglum birthday is celebrated one among the Famous birthdays in march, on that day birthday gifts, birthday cards, pictures of John Gutzon Borglum are distributed or supplied among the school children.
John Gutzon Borglum graduated from Creighton Preparatory School and got his training in Paris. John Gutzon Borglum was very much influenced by impressionistic and light catching surfaces of Rodin in his earlier days. In 1901 he started his career as a sculptor by sculpting apostles and saints for Saint John, The Divine Cathedral. John Gutzon Borglum has a unique distinction as the only living American whose sculptor was accepted by Metropolitan Museum of Art. His reputation and legacy has been kept alive by his brother Solon Borglum. John Gutzon Borglum was an active member of organising committee that was responsible for organising New York Armory Show in 1913 which is belived to be the birthplace of Modern American Art.
Some of the well known sculptors of John Gutzon Borglum include Statue of General Phillip Sheridan in Chicago, and Washington DC, Lincoln Newark in New Jersey and many more. John Gutzon Borglum completed the John William Mackay’s Statue in 1908 which is located in Reno at the University of Reno. University of Virginia also consists of a memorial sculpted by John Gutzon Borglum, in memory of James R. McConnell. Another influential John Gutzon Borglum design can be found on Seminary Ridge in Morth Carolina state. John Gutzon Borglum was also associated with Ancient Free and Accepted Mason as an active member. He was also associated with Grand Lodge of Denmark. He was appointed as its Grand Representative in 1915. John Gutzon Borglum received Scottish Rite Degree in 1907. John Gutzon Borglum sculpted State Westward of the United Sates Memorial in 1938.
John Gutzon Borglum was buried in Glendale at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery alongside his second wife Mary Borglum. Posthumous medallion of John Gutzon Borglum was sculpted by Christan Cardell Corbett, a Canadian artist and it is located in Gutzon Borglum Museum.
