John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor most widely known for the colossal sculpture Mount Rushmore National Memorial. He was also associated with various other public works of art, including Stone Mountain in Georgia, the statue of Union General Phillip Sheridan in Washington, D.C., as well as a bust of Abraham Lincoln which was exhibited in the White House by Theodore Roosevelt and which is now held in the United States Capitol crypt in Washington, D.C.
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum 25 March 1867 Bear Lake, Idaho
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6 March 1941 (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois
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Zodiac | Aries |
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