How We Think
"If we know what the future is, we aren't looking far enough ahead."... Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction author, July 1997.
In addition to Mount Rushmore, one of Gutzon Borglum's great works as a sculptor is the head of Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol in Washington, DC. He cut it from a large block of stone in his studio. One day, when the face of Lincoln was becoming recognizable out of the stone, a young girl was visiting the studio with her parents. She looked at the half-done face of Lincoln, her eyes registering wonder and astonishment and then ran to the sculptor.
"Is that Abraham Lincoln?" She asked. "Yes" Said Gutzon.
"Well" said the little girl, "how did you know it was inside there?".
In addition to Mount Rushmore, one of Gutzon Borglum's great works as a sculptor is the head of Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol in Washington, DC. He cut it from a large block of stone in his studio. One day, when the face of Lincoln was becoming recognizable out of the stone, a young girl was visiting the studio with her parents. She looked at the half-done face of Lincoln, her eyes registering wonder and astonishment and then ran to the sculptor.
"Is that Abraham Lincoln?" She asked. "Yes" Said Gutzon.
"Well" said the little girl, "how did you know it was inside there?".
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