The Crazy Horse Memorial by jayfar
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Hi folks I'm back for a couple of weeks and then off again!!
This is a picture of the work in progress of the Memorial. It is in his homeland in the Black hills of Dakota where the white man showed treachery by reneging on more than one treaty.
The sculpture in the foreground is 1/34th size of the real one when completed which may take a 100 years or more to finish. It is larger than the pyramids and is 563 ft high and 641 ft in the round. It was started in 1948 by Korczak Ziolkowski who suddenly died in 1982, his wife and large family then decided to carry on the work with all of them deeply involved.
This was one of the highlights of my holiday (vacation).
Comments (29)
blondeblurr
I have heard of this rock-carving sculpture before - but never seen them close as this together, A BIG TASK ! Your holiday sounded to be, off to a great start - low and behold - there will be more, lucky you Jeff, enjoy ... just keep us posted with photographs, BB
Richardphotos
I did not know there was a mountain carving.outstanding shot
Bossie_Boots
Welcome back what an amazing capture superb work !!
A_Sunbeam
Bold and striking sculpture
flavia49
ecellent shot
MagikUnicorn
Love this...I saw a documentary about the mountain...hope to see this finish before I die!
dochtersions
Great you are back safe again, Jeff. A fantastic sculptor. Really a stunning photo-shot. Thank so much for the info too!
durleybeachbum
I hope you saw the BBC doc about this. Excellent to see them both.
Cosme..D..Churruca
pity it is not finished yet... superb capture!
dragonmuse
I would love to see that in real ife too. have been following it for many years. Do you have any closer photos?
kgb224
Amazing sight and capture my friend. Welcome back. God Bless.
dcarvell
Nice shot. I was there in 1972. They weren't going to be finished until 1976.
tennesseecowgirl
Wonder when they will finally finish this one.. great to see what progress they have gotten done.
jeroni
Fantastic light and mood
geoffwoods
Welcome back my friend with a great image. Geoff.
danapommet
Fantastic POV to show the model in the foreground and then the work in progressin the background. Super shot! Welcome home! Dana
npauling
A super capture of this beautiful statue and it is lovely to see a photo from you again.
jocko500
I like it
Hendesse
Great shot, looks interesting. Thanks for sharing.
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful sculpture, splendid shot and colors , Jeff ; Great POV !
gonzojr
Fantastic photo and information!
pat40
Lovely pic. Jeff.
kbrog
Excellent POV and capture of this fine statue Jeff! :) Good to see you back. :)
auntietk
I haven't been there yet, but I'm sure we'll get to that area in good time! Excellent image of the model and the work in progress. Nicely done!
sandra46
WONDERFUL
aksirp
oh wow, you have been away! super, bright and clear picture, and welcome back Jeff!
cryptojoe
Why didn't Bill and Melinda donate to this? It could be completed a lot sooner with money and modern technology. sigh Guess we can always dream. Great shot my friend.
alanwilliams
great shot Jeff. I didn't realise you had been to the States, looks and sounds like you had a great time as did we in Sicily, got through about 650 pictures in a week
Rose-Lignes
Ah, so this will be it! I'm sure it will become an impressive 'statue'. At first I thought the horse was looking very angry, but in full-size I saw it was just a lock of hair :) I hope they hurry up! I'd like to see it.