The Shrine of Democracy : Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.

Title & Author:

The Shrine of Democracy : Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.

Publication:

[1960?]

Description:

1 pair of models : pot metal ; 15 x 14 x 5 cm

Notes:
Weingarten, David. Monumental miniatures, p. 90

Summary:

Bookend model of the granite 60-foot busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941.

Subject:

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Dak. du S.)
South Dakota Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Memorials United States South Dakota.
American Sculptors.

Form/genre:

Souvenir Models (representations)
Bookends.

Added entries:

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage objects 223656
Call No.: NB1116.B733 M6 1960
Status: Available

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