Washington's Head inspected, Mt. Rushmore, 1930s
Borglum and superintendent inspecting work on Washington's face, at Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. George Washington's head was started first. Due to the economic instability of the United States caused by the Great Depression, it was completed in seven years, and dedicated to the public on Independence Day 1934. John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 - March 6, 1941) was a Danish-American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore with his son, Lincoln Borglum; the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta; and other public works of art. He died in 1941 at the age of 73. Mount Rushmore features 60 foot sculptures of the heads of four presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents' faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Although the initial concept called for each president to be depicted from head to waist, lack of funding forced construction to end in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore has become an iconic symbol of the United States, and attracts over three million visitors annually. Photographed by Rise Studio, May 31, 1932.
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