Walter K. Long

Walter K. Long (February 4, 1904 – January 4, 1986) was an artist, historian, museum director, inventor and teacher who was notable for being a contributor to the Mount Rushmore monument.

He also taught at Cayuga Community College, as well as briefly at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Long assisted Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum through careful measurements and studies of busts of the faces on the monument, in particular George Washington.

During World War II Long worked as an instrument designer at Bausch and Lomb, Welch Allyn and IRI.

However, when Edwin Gohl was named the winner in 1926, it caused a dispute over whether it was appropriate for the award to go to local amateurs instead of academic professions.