who actually carved the faces in the mountain at Mount Rushmore???

Answer 1

South Dakota state historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea in 1923.

To answer the question: Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum.

Answer 2

Doane Robinson, a historian, conceived the idea for Mount Rushmore in 1923 in order to attract greater tourism to South Dakota. In 1924, Robinson convinced sculptor Gutzon Borglum to go to the Black Hills region to ensure that the carving could be accomplished. The original plan was to do the carvings in the Needles, several granite pillars. However, Borglum realized that that plan could not be carried out because the Needles, worn down by erosion, were too thin to support sculpting. Mount Rushmore turned out to be a good spot. Borglum said upon seeing Mount Rushmore, "America will march along that skyline."[6] Congress authorized the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission on March 3, 1925.[6] President Coolidge insisted that along with Washington two Republicans and one Democrat be portrayed.[7]

Between October 4, 1927 and October 31, 1941, Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers sculpted the 60 feet (18 m) colossal carvings of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln to represent the first 150 years of American history. These presidents were selected by Borglum because of their national focus.[6]

Answer 3

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with the 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of former U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.[1] The entire memorial covers 1,278 acres (5.17 km²),[2] and is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.[3] It is managed by the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. The memorial attracts around 2 million people annually.[4]

The mountain was named after Charles E. Rushmore, a prominent New York lawyer, in 1885.[5] The project of carving Mount Rushmore originally started with the purpose of increasing tourism in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. After long negotiations involving a Congressional delegation and president Calvin Coolidge, the project received Congressional approval. The carving started in 1927 and ended in 1941.

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Answer 4

The sculptor Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers sculpted the 18 metres high carvings of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln between 4 October 1927 and 31 October 1941.

Answer 5

Gutson Borglum

Answer 6

Gutson Borglum

Answer 7

Gutzon Borglum

Answer 8

Funny you should ask! I just researched this myself, after watching "Treasure Hunters" on NBC.

It's a really fascinating story, but the long and the short of it is sculptor Gutzon Borglum created it, after a confederate soldier's sculpture in Tennessee pan out.

Read about it here - very interesting!

Answer 9

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