From Legends In History, Meadow Vista, CA, U.S.A.
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Signed "Gutzon Borglum" in black ink. Typed letter on Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commision letterhead and dated 30 March 1939. Letter has normal mailing folds and a couple of ink smudges on the face, otherwise in fine condition. Letter states "My dear Mr. Gates: / I must thank you for your very kind letter of March / twenty-fifth congratulating me for coming into the world / on that date. / I have had a lot of fun but I have found that in / order to follow out the whims and tendencies of this creature / of which I am in charge I have had to use a pick and shovel / a great part of the time, pretty strong language, and / sometimes my fist. / Enclosed you will find a small picture of Mount / Rushmore, and I certainly hope you will make it your / business to come to see it just as soon as you can. / Very Sincerely, / (signed) Gutzon Borglum". Gutzon Borglum was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating Mt. Rushmore, a carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta and much more. He was born in 1867 in St. Charles, Idaho. He graduated from Harvard Technical College. In 1908, Borglum won a competition for a statue of the Civil War Genearl Philip Sheridan to be placed in Sheridan Circle in Washington, D.C. At the unveiling of this sculpture, President Theodore Roosevelt declared that it was "first rate". Borglum sculpted numerous statues and pieces that are located all over the world. Seller Inventory # 002526
Bibliographic Details
Title: TYPED LETTER Signed
Publisher: Keystone, South Dakota
Publication Date: 1939
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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