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In the mountains of Black Hills, South Dakota, rests the Crazy Horse Memorial. It pays tribute to the Native American war hero with a sculpture that, at many times the size of nearby Mount Rushmore, will one day constitute the world's largest mountain carving.
That is, if it ever gets completed.
Though the project has been ongoing since 1948, it's far from finished, and there isn't a rush because ... well, there isn't a deadline.
The New York Times reported in May that admission fees totaled $3.8 million in 2010, and the memorial received more than $19 million in donations over the last five years. Some Native Americans, including descendants of Crazy Horse, think with numbers like that the monument should already be finished.
Chief Henry Sanding Bear commissioned Polish-American sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski to carve the sculpture. (He had assisted Gutzon Borglum in the carving of the Mt. Rushmore earlier.) Ziolkowski worked on the carving until his death in 1982 at age 74. His dying wish was for his wife Ruth, now 86, and their 10 children to finish the sculpture. Ruth is president and CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, and seven of the children are working on it to this day.
Not everyone considers the sculpture an honor. For one thing, there was never a photograph of Crazy Horse so no one knows what he looks like so many think erecting a statue with his likeness is foolish. Ziolkowski defended this by saying it is not a likeness of Crazy Horse, but of his spirit.
After 50 years of work, Crazy Horse's 87-foot head was completed in 1998, and work is presently being done to finish the 219-foot-tall head of the Native American warrior's steed, according to the Ziolkowskis.
When and if it's complete, the entire monument will be 641 feet wide. In terms of size, Mount Rushmore, just 17 miles away, has four 60-foot heads, all of which can fit inside the lone head of Crazy Horse.
Crazy Horse died after being captured by enemy soldiers. As with most Crazy Horse-related lore, the exact time and manner of death are disputed, and even a highway sign near Wounded Knee, South Dakota, lists four possible resting places.
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