Purveyor Of Truth, Beauty and Sweat
The Marble Beneath My Feet In the predawn chill of May 1996, I stood on a smooth slab of marble at Mount Rushmore, the Black Hills cloaked in the quiet of early morning. The air was crisp, carrying the scent of pine and damp granite, and the monumental faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt loomed above, their granite gazes … Read More
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL Images of four United States Presidents were carved into a mountain called “Mount Rushmore” by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and almost 400 workmen who labored from 1927 through 1941. Entombed here in southwestern South Dakota in the year 1998 are records of why and how this mountain was carved. Also included are important documents related to the … Read More
The Buffalo at Mount Rushmore In the shadow of the Black Hills, where the granite faces of Mount Rushmore gaze over the Paha Sapa, a story unfolds—one woven from stone, spirit, and the sacred buffalo. This is a tale of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor whose heart beat for the wild beauty of America, its native peoples, and the buffalo that … Read More
