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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore ( Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States.
22 de abr. de 2024 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial, colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, U.S. It lies about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Rapid City, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Custer, and just north of Custer State Park.
22 de mar. de 2024 · Visit the majestic sculpture of four U.S. presidents carved in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn about the history, culture, and accessibility of this national park and its surrounding area.
30 de oct. de 2011 · Learn how sculptor Gutzon Borglum chose Mount Rushmore as the site for his monumental project and carved the portraits of four presidents into the granite. Discover the challenges, controversies and achievements of the 14-year endeavor that ended in 1941.
16 de dic. de 2009 · Learn about the origins, construction and significance of the Mount Rushmore sculpture, featuring the faces of four U.S. presidents carved into a South Dakota mountain. Discover how the project sparked controversy among Native Americans, environmentalists and some Americans who opposed its cost and purpose.
The path which led Sculptor John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum to Mount Rushmore began on a homestead near Bear Lake, Idaho, where he was born in March of 1867. His father, James Borglum, had immigrated to this country from Denmark a few years earlier.
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore.
