Borglum, who lived after Lincoln's time, studied the 1860 Volk life mask
and numerous photographs of Lincoln. He observed, "I have never found a better head
than his, and I have never seen a face that was so mature, so developed, in
its use of his expression."Borglum Bust in
Washington, D.C.
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum, best known for his Mount Rushmore likeness of
Lincoln, originally intended this huge marble head as a study. Now on view
in the U.S. Capitol building under the Rotunda, it was a gift of Eugene
Meyer, Jr. in 1908.
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