GUTZON BORGLUM (1867-1941) A photograph of a model of Mount Rushmore. Toned silver print, the image measuring 8 1/2x6 1/2 inches (21.6x16.5 cm.), the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), with Borglum's initials and other notations in the negative. Circa 1927-30s
WITH--F.J. Dyer. Portrait of Gutzon Borglum, Washington. D.C. Toned silver print, the image measuring 13x10 3/8 inches (33x26.3 cm.), with Dyer's signature or credit and caption on verso. Circa 1920s Provenance: Joseph Bellows Gallery
AND--A photograph of Mt. Rushmore under construction. Silver print, the image measuring 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches (26.7x34.3 cm.), the sheet slightly larger. 1930s
Borglum was an intense and controversial sculptor best known for designing and overseeing the work on Mount Rushmore. He was active in the committee that created the 1913 Armory Show (though he resigned, feeling that the emphasis on modern art didn't suit traditional artists like himself) and as well as the KKK.
