Head of Lincoln
1908 · bronze
Overall: 97.8 x 58.2 x 69 cm (38 1/2 x 22 15/16 x 27 3/16 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Gutzon Borglum
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WA-00048366
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6
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7
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70%
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- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
- LocationWikidata· 80%
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- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional95%
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Why this artist matters now
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Georgia, statues of Union General Philip Sheridan in Washington, D.C., and in Chicago, as well as a bust of Abraham Lincoln exhibited in the White House by Theodore Roosevelt and now held in the United States Capitol crypt in Washington, D.C.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 11d ago
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- 1908 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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