Gutzon Borglum
Born March 25, 1867, St. Charles, Idaho Territory · Died March 6, 1941, Chicago, Illinois · Howard Lodge No. 35, New York City
Sculptor of Mount Rushmore, which portrays two Freemasons (Washington and Theodore Roosevelt).
Sculptor of Mount Rushmore, which portrays two Freemasons (Washington and Theodore Roosevelt).
Sources
- PROVISIONAL raising date, from a secondary source only
- confirm with the Grand Lodge of New York or Howard Lodge No. 35: http://www.meitrading.com/DEMasons/Rosicrucians/2005_GUTZON_BORGLUM.pdf
- https://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/gutzon_borglum_fdc.htm
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gutzon_Borglum_1919.jpg (Public domain)
Life & Masonic Timeline
March 25, 1867
Born — St. Charles, Idaho Territory
June 10, 1904
Age 37
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Howard Lodge No. 35, New York City
1908
Age 41
Won the competition for the Sheridan statue
1910
Age 43
Became Worshipful Master of Howard Lodge No. 35
1913
Age 46
Helped organize the Armory Show
June 23, 1923
Age 56
Began carving Stone Mountain
1925
Age 58
Dismissed from the Stone Mountain project
1927
Age 60
Began work on Mount Rushmore
March 6, 1941
Age 73
Died — Chicago, Illinois
Unknown
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Howard Lodge No. 35, New York City
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unidentified photographer, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source