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BORGLUM, Lincoln  (1912-1986) sculptor.
          Full name: James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum.
          Born Stamford, Connecticut, 9 April 1912.
          Son of Gutzon Borglum, in charge of Mount Rushmore
          after father's death March 1941, he completed carving 1944.
          Died La Feria, Texas, 27 January 1986.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

1974 Mount Rushmore Plaque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 28:165; J&J 7:458; PCA 75:466

          M   E   D   A   L   S
1972 Kings Ranch Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MAco 1972-128
1975 Ross’s Sugar Hill Beefmasters Medal (Borglum modeled
          obv, hand cut die rev). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  MAco 1975-212

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D29 {1976} Samuels, p 57.
BA  {1976} Who's Who In American Art:
          1976 [12ed:57], 1978 [13ed:71],
          1980 [14ed:75-76], 1982 [15ed:96],
          1984 [16ed:94], 1986 [17ed:101].
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:383.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

N41 {2009} Reed (Fred). Abraham Lincoln, The Image of His Greatness, p 186, 210.
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