Lot Essay
By 1924, Gutzon Borglum settled in San Antonio, Texas and set up his studio in Brackenridge Park. It was at this studio where Borlum began his Mount Rushmore modeling.
A Pair of Plaster Bookends Depicting George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt
Details
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (1871-1941)
A Pair of Plaster Bookends Depicting George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt
both inscribed 'Gutzon Borglum'; the first dated '1929'
both, 7½in. (18cm.) high (2)
A Pair of Plaster Bookends Depicting George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt
both inscribed 'Gutzon Borglum'; the first dated '1929'
both, 7½in. (18cm.) high (2)
Provenance
George Brown, assistant to the artist
Lonnie Reese, teacher at Witte Museum
By descent in the family to the present owner
Lonnie Reese, teacher at Witte Museum
By descent in the family to the present owner