Background
Solon Borglum was born in Ogden, Utah, United States on the 22nd of December 1868; the son of James Borglum, a Danish wood-carver. His elder brother, Gutzon Borglum (b. 1867), showed himself an artist of some originality.
Solon Borglum was born in Ogden, Utah, United States on the 22nd of December 1868; the son of James Borglum, a Danish wood-carver. His elder brother, Gutzon Borglum (b. 1867), showed himself an artist of some originality.
He studied under Lotus F. Rebisso in the Cincinnati art school in 1895-1897, and under Fremiet in Paris.
Borglum took as his chief subjects incidents of western life, cowboys and Indians, with which he was familiar from his years on the ranch; notably "Lassoing Wild Horses, " "Stampeding Wild Horses, " "Last Round-up, " "On the Border of White Man's Land, " and "Burial on the Plains. "
In 1911, Borglum was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member.
Solon married in 1898 to Emma.