Crazy Horse Monument
Oct 11, 2019 22:22:20 #
Yes, Crazy Horse is still being carved by Korzak Ziokowski's family. His wife passed away several years ago. Both she and her husband are entombed at the foot of the mountain. If it seems commercialized, keep in mind that no federal funds are being sought or have ever been used to fund the work at Crazy Horse. It is funded by admission and income from the restaurant and gift shops. They have kept it from being a junky tourist attraction and the historical display of Native American history and artifacts is worth seeing. I grew up a few miles from Crazy Horse and I can remember my dad saying that guy was crazy and it would never get done. He would be amazed at the progress the Ziokowski family has made since Korzak's death. After Korzak's death his wife insisted that the head and face be completed first and that has helped the attraction show progress. A project that large can not be completed in a short time.
Oct 11, 2019 22:51:44 #
Oct 12, 2019 13:30:40 #
IDguy wrote:
https://www.google.com/search?q=crazy+horse+images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
Those photos do not all look like the same person to me. Looks like several different Native Americans plus a few actors who portrayed them in movies.
Oct 12, 2019 13:40:41 #
PhotoFrank wrote:
If you visit the Black Hills area of South Dakota, make sure to visit the Crazy Horse Monument. It won't be completed in my lifetime, but is far enough along to be worth a stop.
It really is an amazing place, and I doubt it will be finished in anybody's lifetime.
Oct 15, 2019 01:24:14 #
PhotoFrank wrote:
If you visit the Black Hills area of South Dakota, make sure to visit the Crazy Horse Monument. It won't be completed in my lifetime, but is far enough along to be worth a stop.
What I find interesting about the memorial is that nobody really knows what Crazy Hoese looked like. There are no photos of him so the memorial's face features are anybody's guess.
Oct 15, 2019 16:47:49 #
At the rate it is going, it will not be complete in anyone's life time.
Oct 15, 2019 20:36:34 #
Considering they are sculpting something from a mountain that is nearly half the torso of a men seated on a partial torso of a horse, it a huge undertaking. Also they are doing it without benefit of lasers or GPS for measurements and location of body parts.
Oct 15, 2019 23:15:42 #
Yes, Crazy Horse was never photographed (believed his soul would be compromised as other Natives believed also) and the sculptors family has never accepted federal $. Some, not necessarily me, suggest they never want to complete and keep the tourist aspect intact. I spent a lot of time there last July there as I am interested in SD native culture. I was some what disappointed that in the museum there was not that much info re Crazy Horse himself, though it was very informative other wise.
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