Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor behind Mount Rushmore, is experiencing renewed scrutiny over his legacy. A silver Lincoln statue he created was recently stolen and destroyed, while fresh attention focuses on his white supremacist associations and controversial personal history.
·Thieves stole and destroyed a solid silver Abraham Lincoln statue sculpted by Borglum
·Borglum's documented ties to white supremacy are drawing new historical examination
·The sculptor spent over a decade in San Antonio before his Mount Rushmore fame
·Borglum's complex relationship with Black Elk and Indigenous history is being reexamined
·His legacy as an American artist is being reassessed beyond the monument itself
drawn from Smithsonian Magazine, South Dakota Searchlight, The Washington Post, E&E News by POLITICO · updated 275d ago