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James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January 27, 1986) was an American sculptor, photographer, author and engineer; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial after the death in 1941 of the project's leader, his father Gutzon Borglum.

Named after his father's favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, and called by his middle name, Lincoln Borglum was the first child of Gutzon Borglum and his second wife, Mary. During his youth, Lincoln accompanied his father to the Black Hills of South Dakota and was present when the site for the Mt. Rushmore monument was selected. Although he had originally planned to study engineering at the University of Virginia, Lincoln Borglum began work on the monument in 1933 at the age of 21 as an unpaid pointer. Lincoln Borglum quickly moved into a series of more important jobs: he was put on the payroll in 1934, promoted to assistant sculptor in 1937, and promoted to superintendent in 1938 with an annual salary of $4,800.

Gutzon Borglum had nearly completed the 60-foot heads of the four presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and T. Roosevelt) when he died on March 6, 1941. Lincoln Borglum had to abandon his father's ambitious plans to carry the work down to include the torsos of the presidents and an entablature due to a lack of funding; he left the monument largely in the state of completion it had reached under his father's direction.

Borglum was appointed Mount Rushmore National Memorial's first superintendent and began serving on October 1, 1941. The work on the monument officially stopped on October 31, 1941. He served in that capacity until May 15, 1944.

Borglum continued to work as a sculptor after leaving Mt. Rushmore. He created several religious works for churches in Texas including the well-known shrine Our Lady of Loreto in Goliad, and wrote three books.

Like many men who worked on the Rushmore project, Borglum's lungs were permanently scarred from breathing in granite dust associated with the blasting. Borglum died in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 73. One of his best known works, a bust of his father, is on display outside the Lincoln Borglum Visitors Center at Mount Rushmore.

Lincoln Borglum was a member of Battle River Masonic Lodge No. 92 in Hermosa, South Dakota.

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. Birth: Apr. 9, 1912 Stamford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Death: Jan. 27, 1986 Corpus Christi Nueces County Texas, USA

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Parents:

• Gutzon Borglum (1871 - 1941)
• Mary Williams Montgomery Borglum (1874 - 1955)

Spouses:

• Louella Jones Borglum (1915 - 1963)
• Mary Anne Thornton Ellsworth Borglum (1917 - 1985)

Burial: City Cemetery #1 San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA

Maintained by: Don Blauvelt Originally Created by: Carol Record added: Nov 08, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 4410322

James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum, called Lincoln, was the first child of Gutzon Borglum and his second wife Mary, born on April 9, 1912. He was named after his father's favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, who, probably not coincidentally, was the subject of the work that made Gutzon's national reputation as a sculptor. (The bust of the president was displayed in a storefront window on Fifth Avenue in New York, at the White House for the centennial of the president's birth, and eventually bought and installed in the Capitol rotunda in Washington.)

While still a boy, Lincoln accompanied his father to South Dakota and was present when the site of Rushmore was selected. He was there for every dedication of the monument and was on site for much of the work -- he eventually spent more time on the mountain than his father.

In 1933, at the age of 21, Lincoln became a full-time pointer, although unpaid. His original plan was to study engineering at the University of Virginia, but Gutzon had his own ambitious plans for his son. Thus the position as pointer, a high-status job that required experience and good judgment. "The Old Man was always trying to push Lincoln along -- to make him important," an old Rushmore hand recalled. "Lincoln never let it go to his head. He didn't know much about what he was doing at first, but he was such a nice kid that all the other pointers helped him out until he learned to do it by himself, so it all worked out OK. Lincoln was a good guy to work with."

Lincoln proved especially valuable to the project as he had inherited many of his father's artistic talents and none of his artist's temperament. Although from back East, and of a much wealthier class than the South Dakota crew, he was considered one of the guys. On game days, he would park his car near the hoist house so that the hoist operator could listen to baseball scores and telephone the developments to the men on the mountain.

In 1934, the Mount Rushmore Commission put Lincoln on the payroll at a dollar an hour -- not an insignificant sum during the Depression. In 1937, he functioned as the project sculptor in his father's absence. He proved to be an artist in his own right. (Lincoln's artistic talents included photography -- his photos illustrated articles on Rushmore that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.) The next year, after his father had driven away the latest in a series of competent engineers and managers, Lincoln was promoted to superintendent, with an annual salary of $4,800.

In 1939, a bust sculpted by Korczak Ziolkowski won a gold prize at the World's Fair in New York, and Gutzon Borglum invited him to serve as an assistant at Rushmore. After only 19 days in the Black Hills, though, Ziolkowski and Lincoln Borglum got into a heated argument and a physical altercation. Lincoln was a husky young man, but Ziolkowski was a bear, and Lincoln had to go into town for medical attention after the fight. Undoubtedly Lincoln would not have asked for Ziolkowski's dismissal, but Gutzon certainly couldn't allow the workmen to think that assaulting the superintendent was an act that went unpunished and so Ziolkowski was let go.

After his father died, Lincoln Borglum was interviewed on the radio and asked about his plans. "The sculpture work on the faces was completed before Father's death, and the features of the four presidents will not be touched. We've got to finish the hair on Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln and do some work on Lincoln's collar and on his head. That's the immediate program." Lincoln was ideally suited to complete Mount Rushmore to the state that it stands today. After work ended on October 31, 1941, Lincoln said: "I do not think any more should be done on figures of the Memorial. It looks very well as it is and I think it is more effective this way, than if carried down [to include torsos] as shown on the models."

Lincoln continued to work as a sculptor after leaving Rushmore, creating a number of religious works for churches in Texas, including Our Lady of Loreto in Goliad, Texas. He wrote three books: My Father's Mountain (1965), Borglum's Unfinished Dream (with June Culp Zeitner, 1976), and Mount Rushmore: The Story Behind the Scenery (1977).

Lincoln served as superintendent of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial from October 1, 1941 through May 15, 1944. Like many of the men who worked on Rushmore, Lincoln's lungs were permanently scarred from breathing granite dust for so many years. On January 27, 1986, Lincoln Borglum died in Corpus Christi, Texas. An enlargement of his bust of Gutzon Borglum (produced by his son, Jim, and Korczak Ziolkowski's daughter, Monique) now stands outdoors not far from the Lincoln Borglum Visitors Center at Mount Rushmore.

Lincoln Borglum was as dedicated to Mount Rushmore as anyone could be. His daughter remembered him say, "I've climbed over every inch of that damn mountain and I still get a lump in my throat every time I see it."

James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January 27, 1986) was an American sculptor, photographer, author and engineer; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial after the death in 1941 of the project's leader, his father Gutzon Borglum.

Named after his father's favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, and called by his middle name, Lincoln Borglum was the first child of Gutzon Borglum and his second wife, Mary. During his youth, Lincoln accompanied his father to the Black Hills of South Dakota and was present when the site for the Mt. Rushmore monument was selected. Although he had originally planned to study engineering at the University of Virginia, Lincoln Borglum began work on the monument in 1933 at the age of 21 as an unpaid pointer. Lincoln Borglum quickly moved into a series of more important jobs: he was put on the payroll in 1934, promoted to assistant sculptor in 1937, and promoted to superintendent in 1938 with an annual salary of $4,800.[1]

Gutzon Borglum had nearly completed the 60-foot heads of the four presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and T. Roosevelt) when he died [2] on March 6, 1941. Lincoln Borglum had to abandon his father's ambitious plans to carry the work down to include the torsos of the presidents and an entablature due to a lack of funding; he left the monument largely in the state of completion it had reached under his father's direction.[1]

Borglum was appointed Mount Rushmore National Memorial's first superintendent and began serving on October 1, 1941. The work on the monument officially stopped on October 31, 1941. He served in that capacity until May 15, 1944.[1]

Borglum continued to work as a sculptor after leaving Mt. Rushmore. He created several religious works for churches in Texas including the well-known shrine Our Lady of Loreto in Goliad, and wrote three books.[1]

Like many men who worked on the Rushmore project, Borglum's lungs were permanently scarred from breathing in granite dust associated with the blasting. Borglum died in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 73. One of his best known works, a bust of his father, is on display outside the Lincoln Borglum Visitors Center at Mount Rushmore.[1]

Lincoln Borglum was a member of Battle River Masonic Lodge No. 92 in Hermosa, South Dakota.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Borglum

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Family Members Parents

Gutzon Borglum 1867–1941

Mary Williams Montgomery Borglum 1874–1955

Spouses Louella Jones Borglum 1915–1963 (m. 1937)

Mary Anne Thornton Ellsworth Borglum 1917–1985 (m. 1965)

Siblings

Mary Ellis Borglum Vhay 1916–2002

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