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Archives of American Art
Gutzon Borglum collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.borggutz
- Creators:
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Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941
- Dates:
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1926-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Reelca. 1,000 items (on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Borglum and Dr. J.S. Lankford, between Borglum and Ellen Quillin, Director of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, Tex., and regarding Borglum's monument at the Alamo in San Antonio; photocopies of articles regarding Borglum's son, Lincoln; exhibition catalogs, brochures, and other printed material; and photographs of Borglum's sculpture.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Texas and mid-west. Brother of Solon Borglum, also a sculptor. Gutzon is most famous for carving the portraits of Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt on Mt. Rushmore.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3056 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the San Antonio Museum of Art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Sculpture, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Borglum, Lincoln | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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