Solon Hannibal de la Mothe Borglum (December 22, 1868 – January 31, 1922) was an American

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 sculptor

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. He is most noted for his depiction of frontier life, and especially his experience with cowboys and native Americans.

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre

Croix de guerre

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, for his work at Les Foyers du Soldat.
Born in Ogden, Utah

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, Borglum was the younger brother of Gutzon Borglum

Gutzon Borglum

Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art.- Background :The son of Mormon Danish immigrants, Gutzon...

 and uncle of Lincoln Borglum

Lincoln Borglum

James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum was an American sculptor, photographer, author and engineer; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial after the death in 1941 of the project's leader, his father Gutzon Borglum.Named after his father's favorite...

, the two men most responsible for the creation of the carvings at Mount Rushmore

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The son of Mormon

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 Danish immigrants who settled on the great plains, he grew up in the Fremont, Nebraska

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 and Omaha

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  and spent his early years as a rancher in western Nebraska

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Borglum studied under Louis Rebisso

Louis Rebisso

Louis Thomas Rebisso Italian born American sculptor and teacher. After immigrating to the United States Rebisso settled in Cincinnati, Ohio where he spent the most productive years of his career...

 at the Cincinnati Art Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio

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 and with Emmanuel Frémiet

Emmanuel Frémiet

Emmanuel Frémiet was a French sculptor. He is famous for his sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez....

 in Paris

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