Portrait Study
n.d.
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Mervyn Davies
Accession Number
1971.446.160
Tags
Art Historical Context
Solon H. Borglum, a prominent American sculptor active in the late 19th early 20th centuries, this *Portrait Study*, an undated drawing now housed in the Smithsonian American Museum. Gifted by Mr. and Mrs. A. Mervyn Davies, exemplifies Borglum's preparatory work, bridging his expertise in three-dimensional sculpture with the fluidity of two-dimensional sketching. As the younger brother of Gutzon Borg—the famed Mount Rushmore creator—Solon specialized in dynamic Western subjects, portraits, and animal figures, often capturing the rugged spirit of American life. This bust study, rendered in dra...