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Living granite; the story of Borglum and the Mount Rushmore Memorial

Author:
Dean, Robert J  Search this
Subject:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Physical description:
128 p. illus., port. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Date:
1949
Call number:
N40.1.B725 D2 1949
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_483368

Harriet Collins Allen papers relating to Solon Borglum

Creator:
Allen, Harriet Collins  Search this
Names:
Borglum, Emma Vignal, 1864-1934  Search this
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1897-1925
Summary:
The papers of art patron Harriet Collins Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1897-1925. Found within the papers are letters primarily written by Solon Borglum and his wife, Emma, to Harriet Collins Allen. The letters were written from Omaha, London, Paris, and New York and provide a cursory overview of some of the events in Borglum's career and insights into his relationship with his older brother sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Borglum writes about meeting and working with other sculptors in Paris and New York and his wife writes about conflicts between the two brothers and exhibitions of Solon's work. Also found within the papers are clippings, a brochure for Borglum's book A Comparative Analysis of Natural Forms and Their Relation to the Human Figure, and photographs of Borglum in his studio and of his works.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of art patron Harriet Collins Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1897-1925. Found within the papers are letters primarily written by Solon Borglum and his wife, Emma to Harriet Collins Allen. The letters were written from Omaha, London, Paris, and New York and provide a cursory overview of some of the events in Borglum's career and insights into his relationship with his older brother sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Borglum writes about meeting and working with other sculptors in Paris and New York and his wife writes about conflicts between the two brothers and exhibitions of Solon's work. Also found within the papers are clippings, a brochure for Borglum's book A Comparative Analysis of Natural Forms and Their Relation to the Human Figure, and photographs of Borglum in his studio and of his works.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 3 chronological series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Letters, 1897-1925 (Box 1; 19 folders)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1898-1907, undated (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Photographs, undated (Box 1; 3 folders)
Biographical Note:
Harriet Collins Allen and her husband, Dr. Samuel Allen, befriended sculptor Solon Borglum while he was studying at the Cincinnati Art Academy in the mid-1890s.

Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868 in Ogden, Utah. He was the younger brother of noted sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Both brothers spent their early lives on a ranch near Omaha, Nebraska. From 1883 to 1884, Solon and Gutzon traveled to California where Gutzon studied art and both earned a living at ranching. After spending a short time at his brother's studio in Sierra Madre, and living as an artist in Santa Ana, Solon enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy, where he studied from 1895 to 1897 as a student of Louis Rebisso.

Solon traveled to Paris and met sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens who persuaded him to study at the Académie Julian. There he studied under Denys Puech and began winning awards for work exhibited in both France and the United States. In 1898, Solon married Emma Vignal in Paris. They spent four years living at the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota, an experience that influenced his art work. In 1901, Solon was elected to the National Sculpture Society, later becoming vice-president. He set up a studio in New York.

Borglum displayed several works at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, and at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Among his most noted commissions was the "Rough Rider Monument" commemorating Captain William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill in Prescott, Arizona. In 1906, Borglum moved to Silvermine, Connecticut, where his studio became the center of a colony called the Silvermine Group of Artists. It was also during this time that Paul Manship was employed as one of Borglum's assistants and lived with the family.

From 1916 to 1917 Solon taught at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York and worked on an art textbook. During World War I, he served as the Director of Sculpture for the American Expeditionary Forces Art Training Center. Following the war, Borglum returned to New York City and established a School of American Sculpture in New York City.

Solon Hannibal Borglum died suddenly after an appendectomy in January 1922 in New York City.
Related Material:
The Archives holds several additional collections relating to Solon Borglum, including a loan of Gutzon Borglum papers microfilmed on reel 3056 (originals housed at the San Antonio Museum of Art) and the Solon H. Borglum and Borglum Family papers. The Library of Congress holds additional papers of Solon H. Borglum and is the primary repository of Gutzon Borglum's papers.
Provenance:
The Harriet Collins Allen papers relating to Solon Borglum were donated in 1989 by Joan Parsons Wang, granddaughter of Harriet Collins Allen.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. research facility.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art patrons -- Ohio -- Cincinnati  Search this
Sculpture, American  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Harriet Collins Allen papers relating to Solon Borglum, 1897-1925. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.alleharr
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Harriet Collins Allen papers relating to Solon Borglum
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b5f4a161-04d9-4030-a3d8-ebe86c52bdfb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-alleharr

Borglum's unfinished dream : Mount Rushmore / by June Culp Zeitner and Lincoln Borglum

Author:
Zeitner, June Culp  Search this
Borglum, Lincoln  Search this
Subject:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Physical description:
223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Date:
1976
C1976
Call number:
N40.1.B725 Z4
N40.1.B725Z4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_85240

Mount Rushmore : the story behind the scenery / by Lincoln Borglum, with Gweneth Reed DenDooven

Author:
Borglum, Lincoln  Search this
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
DenDooven, Gweneth Reed  Search this
Subject:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Physical description:
48 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Date:
1977
Call number:
N40.1.B725 B7
N40.1.B725B7
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_341677

The Dancer, (sculpture)

Title:
Dancing Torso, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
University of North Carolina Ackland Art Museum Campus Box 3400 Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599-3400 Accession Number: 70.13.8
Topic:
Figure female--Torso  Search this
Recreation--Dancing  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75006393
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_11687

George Washington, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Washington, George  Search this
Medium:
Cast glass
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
South Dakota State University South Dakota Art Museum Medary Avenue at Harvey Dunn Street, P. O. Box 2250 Brookings South Dakota 57007
Date:
Ca. 1929
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75007695
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_13945

Lone Cow Pony at Evening Rest Before Flickering Campfire, (painting)

Painter:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Adam A. Weschler & Son Washington District of Columbia 20004
Date:
1903
Topic:
Western  Search this
Landscape--United States  Search this
Control number:
IAP 62170459
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_106252

General Philip Henry Sheridan, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Sheridan, Philip Henry  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Chicago Park District Preservation Planning Division 425 East McFetridge Drive Chicago Illinois 60605
Located Lincoln Park Sheridan Road & Belmont Avenue Chicago Illinois
Date:
Commissioned 1909. 1923. Dedicated July 16, 1924
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--General  Search this
Equestrian  Search this
Animal--Portrait--Winchester  Search this
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75004343
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_8035

Draped Woman, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian Institution Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 6.586
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75002958
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_5307

Plaque to Robert Louis Stevenson, (sculpture)

Title:
Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Stevenson, Robert Louis  Search this
Medium:
Relief plaque: bronze; Frame: oak
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Stevenson Society of America 11 Stevenson Lane Saranac Lake New York 12983
Date:
1915. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1915
Topic:
Portrait male--Knee length  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this
Literature--Stevenson--Genesis of Ballantrae  Search this
State of Being--Illness--Tuberculosis  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000982
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340249

Luis, (painting)

Painter:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Southwest Museum 234 Museum Drive Los Angeles California 90065
Topic:
Portrait male--Luis  Search this
Portrait male--Child  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67230002
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347075

Sacco and Vanzetti Memorial, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street Boston Massachusetts 02116
Date:
1928
Topic:
Occupation--Crime--Thief  Search this
Occupation--Crime--Murderer  Search this
History--United States--Sacco and Vanzetti  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230024
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347123

Babes in Woods, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Borglum Historical Center 342 Winter Street, P. O. Box 650 Keystone South Dakota 57751
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape--Forest  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230039
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347144

Boer Soldier Returning from War, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Boer  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Borglum Historical Center 342 Winter Street, P. O. Box 650 Keystone South Dakota 57751
Date:
1903
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230040
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347145

Centaur, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Borglum Historical Center 342 Winter Street, P. O. Box 650 Keystone South Dakota 57751
Topic:
Mythology--Classical--Centaur  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230041
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347146

Dr. G. G. Watts, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Watts, G. G  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Borglum Historical Center 342 Winter Street, P. O. Box 650 Keystone South Dakota 57751
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Medicine--Doctor  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230046
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347152

Seated Lincoln, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculptures-Model
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Borglum Historical Center 342 Winter Street, P. O. Box 650 Keystone South Dakota 57751
Date:
1911
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Control number:
IAS 67230078
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347192

Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York New York 10024 Accession Number: 1954.123
Date:
1912
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Control number:
IAS 36360091
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_363903

Running' Out the Storm, (painting)

Painter:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
San Antonio Museum of Art 200 West Jones Avenue San Antonio Texas 78215 Accession Number: 77.1101
Date:
Ca. 1890
Topic:
Landscape--Weather--Storm  Search this
Landscape--Road  Search this
Landscape--Mountain  Search this
Travel--Land--Carriage  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Carriage  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67930020
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_371716

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, (painting)

Title:
H. P. Blavatsky, (painting)
Painter:
Borglum, Gutzon 1867-1941  Search this
Subject:
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Theosophical Society in America Olcott National Center P. O. Box 270 Wheaton Illinois 60189
Date:
Ca. 1889
Topic:
Portrait female  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67230017
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_347030

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