Solon H. Borglum is best known for his sculptures and photographs of horses, cowboys, and Native Americans, reflecting his life as a young ranch-man in Nebraska. In 1906 he bought a farm in Wilton and encouraged fellow artists to join him. In 1922 this group of painters and sculptors became incorporated as the Silvermine Guild of Artists. Today the Silvermine Guild offers art courses, shows, and workshops at its campus on Silvermine Road in New Canaan. The brook that runs through their back yard is, not surprisingly, called Guild Brook.



Silvermine Guild Art Center in New Canaan.




Guthrie Pond on Guild Brook at the Art Center.

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