A manicure for an exceptionally large index finger

[stuny]

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Crazy Horse monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  It will eventually be the full figure on horseback.  it has taken 75 years to get this far.  the face alone is larger than all of the Mount Rushmore faces combined.  The group owning the project has refused government funding for fear that the government would make changes to the project that the group (the sculptor's family and the Lakota Sioux) fear would somehow violate tribal wishes.  This is understandable considering all the government violations of treaties.  Crazy Horse never allowed any photos of himself.  Vlux5

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[Lelmer]

Nice series. The last one gives a very good idea of the impressive size.

[fotografr]

Nice series. What an incredible project. I'd love to see it finished but at this rate it's not looking likely.

[stuny]

9 hours ago, fotografr said:

Nice series. What an incredible project. I'd love to see it finished but at this rate it's not looking likely.

Sadly, neither of us will.  In the same general area are Mt. Rushmore, the Black Hills and the Badlands.

[George Collier]

The eyes are intense. Is there something in them other than stone?

[stuny]

20 hours ago, George Collier said:

The eyes are intense. Is there something in them other than stone?

Just stone.  The project coordinator was one of the carvers of Mt. Rushmore, Korczak Ziolkowski.  Read about him here:  Meet Korczak - Storyteller in Stone : Crazy Horse Memorial®