Augustus Lukeman
Augustus Lukeman
After dismissing Gutzon Borglum over disagreements about the
use of funds from the sale of the Confederate Half Dollar, the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association hired Augustus
Lukeman to replace him as chief sculptor. Left with a half finished carving and no models,
Lukeman was forced to start over completely. He dynamited off most of Borglum's work and
made plans for an even more ambitious monument, complete
with memorial hall and reflecting pool. Lukeman worked swiftly and efficiently, but when the
Venable family reclaimed the property in 1928, he had
completed only Lee's head and Davis' head and outlined Lee's and Davis' bodies and Lee's
famous war-horse Traveler.
