Solon H. Borglum, born Ogden, UT - Nudes - n.d. - T-Shirt

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Solon H. Borglum, born Ogden, UT - Nudes - n.d. - T-Shirt

This design is a graphite pencil study of roughly a dozen standing nude male figures, crowded across a single tall sheet of paper.

Visual Elements & Composition

The figures are drawn from front, back and side, at varying scales, and many overlap. Some are seen from behind, with the spine and the curve of the buttocks emphasised. Others face the viewer or turn in profile, one arm lowered and the head inclined. The densest cluster sits in the lower half of the sheet, where several smaller forms stand together. The lines are light and searching, with repeated contours that show shoulders, hips and legs being moved and adjusted. The palette is restrained: cream paper, graphite grey and a few ochre marks along the edges.

Meaning & Symbolism

The sheet works as a catalogue of the standing body. Each figure is a separate attempt to fix a stance, and the repetition marks a sustained exercise in observation rather than a finished composition. The shifting viewpoints reflect a concern with how a body reads from every side. Solon Hannibal Borglum (1868-1922) was born in Ogden, Utah, trained in Paris, and became known for sculpture of animals and western subjects. Studies like this one belong to the drawing from the nude that formed the basis of his training and his sculptural method.

Wearing the Study

A tee is seen from every side as it moves, so the drawing's many viewpoints suit the garment. Front, back and side each carry a different figure, and the figures interlock as the wearer turns. The artwork rewards a close look, as the faint, repeated contours sit inside the simple shape of the shirt.

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