Secrets of Mt. Rushmore: The Great Italian-American Master Sculptor, Luigi Del Bianco
Posted: May 28, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 Comment
Douglas Gladstone
Luigi Del Bianco in Gutzon Borglum’s studio at Mount Rushmore with the models for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Notice the torso and full dress on Washington; Borglum had originally planned to make Rushmore more than just the four faces, but lack of funding, skilled laborers and faulty rock precluded that. (Photo courtesy of Del Bianco Family Collection)
It’s a 1,727 mile drive from Italian Harlem, New York – between Pleasant Avenue to the east, First Avenue to the west, East 114th Street to the south and East 120th Street to the north — to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, in Keystone, South Dakota. If you’re taking I-80 and I-90 westbound you can do the trip in just under 25 hours.
There’s no way to do the trip faster, just as to date, there hasn’t been a way to bridge the gap that exists between the United States Department…
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Great article and terrific writing. You have brought this talented man from obscurity to a place of famous artists where he should be. Keep up the good work telling the stories of such talented Italians, both men and woman.
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