Right Arm and Torso, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum's ink study captures the muscular anatomy of a mounted figure, rendered with bold hatching and anatomical precision. The sketch explores drapery, musculature, and the soldier's bearing—essential preparation for monumental public sculpture. Borglum (1868–1922), a Utah-born sculptor, used such detailed studies to develop large-scale equestrian monuments, a genre popular in American civic commemoration. The gestural line work and dimensional shading reveal a sculptor's working method: translating observed form into the three-dimensional language of bronze.