Study for Equestrian Monument (Gen. John B. Gordon)

Art Historical Context

**Study for Equestrian MonumentGen. John B. Gordon)** *Solon H. Borglum, ca. 1905* *Drawing; Smithsonian American Art Museum* dynamic drawing by Solon H Borglum captures a preliminary vision for an equestrian monument honoring General John B. Gordon, prominent Confederate leader during the American Civil War Created around 1905, it reflects the early 20th-century fascination with monumental sculpture to commemorate military heroes, a tradition rooted in classical equestrian statues from antiquity. Borglum, a skilled American sculptor known for his Western and historical subjects, uses th...