Gutzon Borglum
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Gutzon Borglum was an American sculptor best known for creating the monumental presidential carvings on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gutzon Borglum canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | gold medal of honor from the National Sculpture Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Lincoln Borglum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-03-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-03-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie Julian
NERFINISHED
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École des Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Borglum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| fullName | John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gutzon
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork | Mount Rushmore portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Danish-American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carving presidential faces on Mount Rushmore
ⓘ
large-scale public monuments ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American Realism
NERFINISHED
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Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aviator monument at the University of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Bust of Abraham Lincoln (in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rushmore National Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Lincoln (Lincoln statue in Newark, New Jersey) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial (early work) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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sculptor ⓘ |
| parent |
Christina Mikkelsen Borglum
NERFINISHED
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Jens Møller Haugaard Børglum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bear Lake Valley
NERFINISHED
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Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Solon Borglum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Jaynes Putnam
NERFINISHED
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Mary Montgomery Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | Mount Rushmore National Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rock Creek Cemetery