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[MOUNT RUSHMORE MONUMENT]. BORGLUM, GUTZON, Sculptor, engineer. Carbon typescript signed (twice) and inscribed, comprising the detailed proposal for the "National Monument, Mount Rushmore, Black Hills...Report...to the Harney Peak Association," [South Dakota], ca. 20 September 1926. 20pp., 4to, typed on rectos, punched at left margin and bound in pale blue paper wrappers (one binding clip missing), signed by Borglum at end, boldly inscribed on titlepage: "For R.P. Bronson... Sincerely Gutzon Borglum Sept. 20 1926." .
BORGLUM'S PROPOSAL FOR MOUNT RUSHMORE: A MONUMENT TO MANIFEST DESTINY
The formal proposal, of which only a small number could have been produced by typewriter, in which the self-styled "sculptor and engineer" proposes a monumental scultural "memorial to...the continental development of the Republic, commemorating in sculptured portraits those dominating personalities who furthered its creation..." Borglum's report details his plan, his search for the ideal site, "Character of the Monument," "Sculpture" (in which he defends the inclusion of Theodore Roosevelt), "Time Necessary to Complete Work" "Character of Granite," "Engineering," and other aspects of the proposed colossal sculpture. Borglum describes the process to be used, estimates a total cost of $460,000, and estimates five years work to completion. Once approved, the project was begun in 1927, but not completed until 1941, the year of Borglum's death.
BORGLUM'S PROPOSAL FOR MOUNT RUSHMORE: A MONUMENT TO MANIFEST DESTINY
The formal proposal, of which only a small number could have been produced by typewriter, in which the self-styled "sculptor and engineer" proposes a monumental scultural "memorial to...the continental development of the Republic, commemorating in sculptured portraits those dominating personalities who furthered its creation..." Borglum's report details his plan, his search for the ideal site, "Character of the Monument," "Sculpture" (in which he defends the inclusion of Theodore Roosevelt), "Time Necessary to Complete Work" "Character of Granite," "Engineering," and other aspects of the proposed colossal sculpture. Borglum describes the process to be used, estimates a total cost of $460,000, and estimates five years work to completion. Once approved, the project was begun in 1927, but not completed until 1941, the year of Borglum's death.