Exhibit Self Tour Guide

Self-Tour Guide to the Exhibit - Civic Center

First Floor

• On the Trail (bronze). Exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair. Modeled in 1899.
• The Indian-A Study (bronze). Depiction of an Sioux Indian chanting as he awaits death. Modeled in 1899.
• Evening (bronze). A cowboy relaxes next to his horse.

Second Floor

• Our Slave (bronze). Described by Solon: "A Western bronco has been lassoed and is resting before making another attempt to get its freedom." Exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair. Modeled in 1900.
• Burial on the Plains (bronze). Tragic finale to an epidemic observed by Solon on the Crow Creek Reservation in 1899: a mother and grandmother mourn over a child's grave.

Borglum Nook (on the second floor)

• Untitled (oil painting). Painted in 1896.
• Chair (furniture).
• Buffet (furniture).
• The Pioneer in a Storm. Monument size was exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair. Sculpted in 1903.
• Photos: Solon at work; Solon at home; Captain William Owen O'Neill Memorial.
• The Blizzard (bronze). Exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair. Modeled in Paris in 1897.
• General John Gregg (plaster). A colossal bust of the Confederate soldier resides at the entrance to the Vicksburg National Military Park. Modeled in 1914.
• Buffet (furniture).
• The Man (plaster).
• Photo: Solon's portrait.
• The Earth (plaster).
• Monica (plaster). Solon's daughter, Monica Borglum Davies. Modeled about 1908.
• Sculptor's stand (furniture).
• Unknown title (plaster horse).
• Child's dress (clothing).
• Photos: Aspiration, Inspiration.
• Unknown title (bronze horse). Unique piece found in a dealer's window on Madison Avenue, New York City. Presented by David and Linda Borglum in memory of their father, Paul, son of Solon H. Borglum.
• Bas-relief of the Captain William Owen O'Neill Memorial (bronze). The mold for this piece was given to the Prescott Area Art Trust by the Borglum family.

Third Floor

• Bear with Raised Head (bronze). This mold and that of Bear Looking Down were among Borglum's stored sculptures. Modeled in 1897.
• The Sioux Chief (bronze). Fragment of the Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance.
• Bear Looking Down (bronze). Modeled in 1897.
• The Indian Love Chase (bronze). Romantic conceptualization of Borglum's own honeymoon; the groom is carrying off his French bride to South Dakota. Modeled in 1899.

Public Library (on the third floor)

• Benjamin Franklin, the Elder Statesman (bronze).
• The Heavens (plaster). Modeled for the Archer Huntington Project.
• The Waters (bronze). Modeled for the Archer Huntington Project. Also exhibited in marble as The Little Lady of the Dew in New York.

Fourth Floor

• The Two Faces of Life (bronze). Garden sculpture from about 1909: a woman smiles as two men aid each other to climb to the top; on the opposite side she watches, grief stricken, as two men step on each other in their climb.
• Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer (bronze). One of four figures in the colossal Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance created for the St. Louis World's Fair.