On 2015-10-24 10:03 , Donald Guthrie wrote:
On the subject of statues carved out of the hillside this one is among the
controversial set. Is it the hopeless dream that will be never completed,
another hideous artwork, or a great tribute to Native Americans who have
blessed the project. It is being done entirely with private funding &
contributions. But many complain that more money has been spent on the
observation point than on the carving.
These photos were all taken in September 2015 from the observation building
which is a mile from the statue.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/340104
nice presentation, good to see some of the context (visitor center, scale model)
i've been there, and i agree with some other replies the wholesale
destruction of the mountain is astonishing to view, but i put it in
perspective because this is actually a tiny impact compared to many other,
less-often criticized, human projects; personally, i find Mt. Rushmore more
controversial as it is on land that was taken by the U.S. in the breaking of
a treaty, so the sculpture overtly symbolizes white man's conquests
the backstory of the Crazy Horse monument is almost more interesting than
the monument itself
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