The last time I visited the site of the in-progress sculpture of Crazy Horse was in the 1950's and only the top of the arm was done. Now they have finished the face and blasted away much of the rock in front of the horse. The white mock-up in the foreground is 1/34th size. The actual sculpture is in the background.
The head is 87 1/2 feet high and the flat area for the top of the arm is 263 feet long.
The heavy equipment next to the chin gives an idea of the size of the sculpture.
After seeing Crazy Horse Bill thought the heads at Mount Rushmore were surprisingly small and indeed Washington's face is only 60 feet tall. Still, he has a 21 foot nose, no small matter.
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