Gutzon Borglum Descoperă o
sentiment, nu
o galerie de artă
Alege o stare de spirit și camera însăși îți va răspunde — lumina se răcește sau se încălzește, ritmul aerului se schimbă, iar doar lucrările care poartă acea emoție ies în prim-plan din întuneric. Tot celălalt se retrage în umbră.
Gutzon Borglum
A Life Carved in Stone: The Monumental Vision of Gutzon Borglum Born John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum on March 25, 1867, in the rugged landscape of St. Charles, Idaho Territory, the future sculptor’s origins were as complex and multifaceted as the monumental works he would later create. His parents, Jens Møller Haugaard Børglum and Christina Mikkelsen Borglum, Danish immigrants drawn to the promise—and complexities—of a new life in Amer
ica, initially embraced the tenets of Mormon polygamy. This unconventional upbringing instilled in young Gutzon a sense of otherness, perhaps fueling his later desire to forge a distinctly American identity through art. The family’s eventual rejection of Mormonism and relocation to Nebraska marked a period of transition, with his father establishing himself as a county doctor. It was in Omaha, however, after attending St. Mary’s Colleg…
