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Borglum, Gutzon

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Borglum, Gutzon
Borglum, Gutzon (1867-1941) Large-scale portrait sculptor who created the heads of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore. Autograph quotation signed, 1 page, on letterhead of The Menger Hotel, 9 x 6". Borglum writes to Robert Aarons in Milwaukee: "All great work demands martyrdom. Sincerely, yours, Gutzon Borglum, December 22, San Antonio, Texas". With transmittal envelope, postmarked 1922 or 23. Slight toning along the edges, otherwise fine. Borglum kept a studio in San Antonio where, in 1925, he executed a bronze monument for the Old Trail Drivers Association.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.

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