With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Solon Hannibal Borglum
Sculpture
1868 – 1922
The Silvermine Guild grew out of informal artist gatherings and critiques that began in 1907 at Borglum’s Wilton home.
- Biography/Description of Work
Younger brother of Gutzon Borglum, and like him a sculptor, Solon is best known for his depictions of cowboys, Native Americans, and animals associated with the American West. He moved to Connecticut, in the Silvermine neighborhood of Norwalk and New Canaan, around the turn of the century. Elected into the National Academy of Design in 1911, he founded the American School of Sculpture in New York in 1920.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon_Borglum, http://www.askart.com/askart/b/solon_hannibal_borglum/solon_hannibal_borglum.aspx, http://nbmaa.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/solon-hannibal-borglum-sculptor-of-the-prairie/, http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/bma/tour_calendar/Reference/America-Americas/Papers/Borglum,%20Solon%20Hannibal.htm, http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/solon-h-borglum-and-borglum-family-papers-6772/more, http://www.sandhillsjourney.com/uploaded/media/Solon_Borglum_story-Cairo.pdf Solon and Gutzon Borglum Article - New York Times - 1993-6-20, Solon and Gutzon Borglum Article - New York Times - 1993-7-11, Solon H. Borglum Article - New York Times - 1919-2-5, Solon H. Borglum Article - New York Times - 1922-9-18, Solon H. Borglum Obituary - New York Times - 1922-1-31, Solon H. Borglum Wife Obituary - New York Times - 1934-11-20
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