The Town of Prescott Valley and Prescott Area Art Trust proudly present the art of Solon H. Borglum. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Danish... Read full biography
The Town of Prescott Valley and Prescott Area Art Trust proudly present the art of Solon H. Borglum. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Danish immigrants who settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1869. Solon grew up on a farm with a great love for horses... Read full biography
The Town of Prescott Valley and Prescott Area Art Trust proudly present the art of Solon H. Borglum. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Danish immigrants who settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1869. Solon grew up on a farm with a great love for horses and outdoor life, as depicted in his later art. As a young adult, Solon managed his father's 6,000 acre-ranch in Nebraska, but eventually followed his dreams and attended the Cincinnati Art Academy. He... Read full biography
The Town of Prescott Valley and Prescott Area Art Trust proudly present the art of Solon H. Borglum. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Danish immigrants who settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1869. Solon grew up on a farm with a great love for horses and outdoor life, as depicted in his later art. As a young adult, Solon managed his father's 6,000 acre-ranch in Nebraska, but eventually followed his dreams and attended the Cincinnati Art Academy. He sold enough sculptures during this time to finance further study in Paris. While in France, he gained recognition as "le Sculpteur de la Prairie" (the sculptor of the prairie) by realistically portraying horses, cowboys, and Native Americans,... Read full biography
The Town of Prescott Valley and Prescott Area Art Trust proudly present the art of Solon H. Borglum. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born December 22, 1868, in Ogden, Utah. His parents were Danish immigrants who settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1869. Solon grew up on a farm with a great love for horses and outdoor life, as depicted in his later art. As a young adult, Solon managed his father's 6,000 acre-ranch in Nebraska, but eventually followed his dreams and attended the Cincinnati Art Academy. He sold enough sculptures during this time to finance further study in Paris. While in France, he gained recognition as "le Sculpteur de la Prairie" (the sculptor of the prairie) by realistically portraying horses, cowboys, and Native Americans, subjects he had known first-hand while living in the Great Plains of America. In December 1898, Solon married Em... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (51)
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Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
American Beauty: Paintings from Detroit Institute of Arts, 1770-1920 (Exhibition catalog)