A resident of Stamford from 1910-1920, Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) is best know for carving the statues of the Presidents situated on Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. From left to right are Presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.Borglum acquired 600 acres in North Stamford in the area of Wire Mill Road and called his property Borgland. He built an enormous studio made of local granite (with a huge fireplace); the room was so large it could accommodate his larger works.
In 2000, The Stamford Museum and Nature Center hosted an exhibition called "Out of Rushmore's Shadow: The Artistic Development of Gutzon Borglum"
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Borglum's studio was built by my grandfather's oldest brother, Harmy Arnow. Borglum used southern yellow pine timbers that he ordered from down south for the framing according to my uncle. My grandfather, Bill Arnow, was his handyman and model.
Jon Arnow
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