GUTZON BORGLUM: His Life And Work

full color photo illustrated softcover paperbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large "coffee table" book. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. second edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). decorative endpapers. glossy full color title pg. 95p. glossy pages throughout. almost every pager illustrated mostly in glossy b&w, some sepiatone & color. chapter notes. bibliography. index. art history. american history. biography. ~ "GUTZON BORGLUM is remembered as the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, as though it were his only accomplishment. Yet he had gained international recognition long before he began the work that would overshadow his earlier achievements. His many monumental sculptures were already in place by the time he began Mount Rushmore, his grandest dream, at age sixty. grew up surrounded by the art of Gutzon Borglum, who was my grandfather. The range of emotion he explored in his art ~ from Abraham Lincoln's intensity during the Civil War's bleakest days, to the gentleness of The Wonderment of Motherhood, to the lightheartedness of a small mermaid ~ has always fascinated me. In this volume, I have collected images of seventy~six pieces of art representing His entire career: pencil sketches, pen~and~ink drawings, oils, as well as small and monumental sculptures. His letters and other unpublished papers give glimpses into the many enthusiasms and controversies that filled his life.".…