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The Crazy Horse Memorial has been underway for 50 years already.
The originator, sculptor Korchak Ziolkowski, has gone to that
great studio in the sky, but his children and widow carry on his
dream of a monument to the Native Americans. The white model
illustrates what the monument will look like when finished. The
photo below shows its state as of August, 1998. The face was
completed in time for the 50th anniversary of the project's
inception, and work is progressing slowly, completely funded by
private donations. For a sense of scale, remember that the four
heads of Mt. Rushmore would fit entirely within the face and
flowing hair of Crazy Horse. Also, the tunnel beneath the arm
was cut to allow the bulldozer the ability to access both sides
of the project and to push off blast debris from the mountain.
This is truly a monumental effort!
The mountain chosen for the Crazy Horse sculpture is pink granite, and visitors are invited to carry home a piece of carving debris as a memento. |
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