Solon Borglum

  • Solon is born

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    Managed ranch on his father's land in Nebraska

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    Solon helped build the second White Cloud Schoolhouse

  • Gutzon Tells him he should be an artist

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    Studied under Louis Rebisso, Cincinnati Art School, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Won scholarship to study in France

    Won scholarship to study in France
  • Studied under Emmanuel Fremiet, Académie Julian, Paris, France Married Emma Vignal (died 1934)

    Studied under Emmanuel Fremiet, Académie Julian, Paris, France Married Emma Vignal (died 1934)
  • Visited Crow Creek Indian Reservation, South Dakota

    Visited Crow Creek Indian Reservation, South Dakota
  • Won silver and bronze medals, Paris Exposition, Paris, France

    Won silver and bronze medals, Paris Exposition, Paris, France
  • Won silver medal, Pan-American Exposition, World's Fair, Buffalo, N.Y.

    Won silver medal, Pan-American Exposition, World's Fair, Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Solons wife and two kids come to America from France

  • Made the sculpture The Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance

    Made the sculpture The Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance
  • Solons Oldest Daughter Died

  • Won gold medal, St. Louis Exposition, St. Louis, Mo.

    Won gold medal, St. Louis Exposition, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Moved to Connecticut Founded school of arts in Silvermine community, New Canaan, Conn.

    Moved to Connecticut Founded school of arts in Silvermine community, New Canaan, Conn.
  • Founded with fellow artists the Silvermine Group of Artists (originally called the "Knockers")

    Founded with fellow artists the Silvermine Group of Artists (originally called the "Knockers")
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    Traveled to Europe with the Young Men's Christian Association Director, Les Foyers du Soldat, Union Franco-Américaine

  • Awarded Croix de Guerre for his work with the Les Foyers du Soldat, Union Franco-Américaine, during World War I Appointed head, Department of Sculpture, Educational Corps, American Expeditionary Forces Art Training Center, Bellevue, France

    Awarded Croix de Guerre for his work with the Les Foyers du Soldat, Union Franco-Américaine, during World War I Appointed head, Department of Sculpture, Educational Corps, American Expeditionary Forces Art Training Center, Bellevue, France
  • Founded School of American Sculpture, New York, N.Y.

    Founded School of American Sculpture, New York, N.Y.
  • Solon dies

    Solon dies