A show on Gutzon Borglum
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Just by chance tonight I came upon an hour long show about Gutzon Borglum and the history of his career as a sculptor and the making of Mount Rushmore. Very interesting. My wife actually watched it also (Second time I have dragged her into my posts today). They dealt with Stone Mountain and the coin that was produced to help fund the sculpting of the mountain. I was able to pull out an example of the coin and show my wife. She was very impressed and it made the show even more interesting to her.
Borglum was truly a great artist. A huge ego, and probably not a lot of fun to encounter on a daily basis, but a major artist with impact.
The daily scraping and scratching for funding that he went through to bring his vision to reality was monumental in itself.
Not much of a point here except that coins obviously provide a link to a lot of incredibly interesting parts of our nation's history. I think anyone interested in numismatics would have enjoyed the program.
Borglum was truly a great artist. A huge ego, and probably not a lot of fun to encounter on a daily basis, but a major artist with impact.
The daily scraping and scratching for funding that he went through to bring his vision to reality was monumental in itself.
Not much of a point here except that coins obviously provide a link to a lot of incredibly interesting parts of our nation's history. I think anyone interested in numismatics would have enjoyed the program.
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It's much more impressive in real life.
It's weird but I couldn't help thinking as I watched the show and was reminded of the incredible work it took to bring Rushmore into being, what a horrible blow to this country it would have been (or would be) if those who wish to harm us had managed to destroy such a symbol of our national identity. God forbid that ever happen.
Edited to say not that what happened in New York and Washington wasn't a large enough blow.
In regards to the targeting the landmark, I kept thinking to myself why the Statue of Liberty wasn't the primary target last year.
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