About
Danish-American artist and sculptor most famous for creating the presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
Before fame
He apprenticed in a machine shop and then graduated from Creighton Preparatory School.
Trivia
He's mentioned in the film National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets.
Family life
He married Mary Montgomery Williams Borglum in 1909.
Associated with
He trained at the Académie Julian and was influenced by Auguste Rodin .
