1987 Ruth Ziolkowski in front of the upper 70 feet of Crazy Horse's "face" before detail work began on
the nine-story-high face. |
April 1990 Detail work and "polishing" had revealed much of the forehead. |
February 1991 Work had begun on the eye openings and the nose was beginning to take rough form. |
June 1991 The 33' forehead had been shaped and the oval of the right eye was cut. |
August 1993 Crazy Horse's nose emerged in space during this famous blast, with eyelids shaped and pupils simulated. |
July 1994 Blasting continued on the left cheek with the nose and cheekbones shaped and work beginning on the lips. |
August 1996 A 31-foot-long stone pillar was "shaved" off the face in this 54-borehole blast as work progressed to the chin. |
1998 Participants in the annual Volksmarch give size perspective to the completed face, dedicated June 3, 1998. |
