He had two wives when he lived in Idaho: Gutzon's mother, Christina Mikkelsen Brglum (18471871), and her sister Ida, who was Jens's first wife. Borglum's two years in Paris were spent studying art at the Julien Academy and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Gutzon Borglum's Art | American Experience | Official Site | PBS The initial pair of presidents, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, was soon joined by Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Carving officially began on June 23, 1923, with Borglum making the first cut. Roosevelt provided leadership when America experienced rapid economic growth as it entered the 20th Century. Categories: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California | Ku Klux Klan | Sculptors | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site To learn more about these four presidents and all the others follow this link to the White House. Gutzon Borglum himself might have said that the time had come to defend the principles Mount Rushmore preserved in stone. His father, Jens Mller Haugaard Brglum (1839-1909), came from the village of Brglum in northwestern Denmark. After leaving France, Borglum spent a year in Spain and then returned to California. The film, which opened in January 1915, grossed an unprecedented $60 million in its first run. Abraham Lincoln Bust | Architect of the Capitol Learn more about merges. Borglum married Mary Montgomery Williams, on May 20, 1909, with whom he had three children,[8] including a son, Lincoln, and a daughter, Mary Ellis (Mel) Borglum Vhay (19162002). (1985). Lincoln held the nation together during its greatest trial, the Civil War. Leave a message for others who see this profile. He also won the Logan Medal of the Arts. After a brief stint at Saint Mary's College, Gutzon Borglum moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he apprenticed in a machine shop and graduated from Creighton Preparatory School. The Dart: Artists drawn to Stamford home - StamfordAdvocate Why These Four Presidents? - Mount Rushmore National Memorial (U.S more information on current conditions George Washington Birthplace National Monument, The White House - Presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson Memorial National Memorial, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Memorial, The White House - Presidents - Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, The White House - Presidents - Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, The White House - Presidents - Abraham Lincoln. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. In 1927 Borglum was commissioned by the state of South Dakota to turn Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills, into another colossal monument. Back in the U.S. in New York City, he sculpted saints and apostles for the new Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 1901; in 1906 he had a group sculpture accepted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art[14] the first sculpture by a living American the museum had ever purchasedand made his presence further felt with some portraits.