Korczak Ziolkowski (Polish: Korczak Ziółkowski; September 6, 1908 – October 20, 1982) was a Polish-American artist and sculptor known for designing the Crazy Horse Memorial.

Without Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski there would be no Crazy Horse Memorial®. Its history revolves around his own extraordinary story, which is reflected in his log studio-home, …

Dec 4, 2018 · In South Dakota’s Black Hills, there is a humongous mountain carving in progress called the ‘Crazy Horse Memorial’. Envisioned by Polish American sculptor Korczak Ziółkowski …

…the Boston-born Polish American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (1908–1982), who had assisted Gutzon Borglum during the 1939 season of carving the massive stone face of Mount …

Without Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski there would be no Crazy Horse Memorial®. Its history revolves around his own extraordinary story, which is reflected in his log studio-home, …

Korczak Ziolkowski was a self-taught sculptor, architect and engineer. He was born in Boston to Polish immigrants, Joseph and Anne Ziolkowski. At the age of one, Korczak was orphaned …

Boston-born sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski works briefly as assistant to Gutzon Borglum carving Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills. Later that year, he wins first prize for …

Oct 22, 1982 · Korczak Ziolkowski, a sculptor who spent half his life carving a monument to Chief Crazy Horse of the Sioux Indians out of a granite mountain in the Black Hills, died Wednesday. …

Nov 5, 2012 · Korczak Ziolkowski is the original sculptor of the Crazy Horse carving, located in Black Hills, South Dakota. He began work in 1948, but died in 1982. Lakota warrior Crazy …

His sculpture of Polish composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski was honored at the New York World's Fair in 1939, with a first prize award which garnered national notoriety. The same …