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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 371

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a commemorative postage stamp

should be issued to honor sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 12 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.

CONRAD, and Mr. REID) submitted the following resolution; which was

referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that a commemorative

postage stamp should be issued to honor sculptor

Korczak Ziolkowski.

Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 6, 1908, the 31st anniversary of the

death of Lakota Sioux warrior Crazy Horse;

Whereas, although never trained in art or sculpture, Korczak

Ziolkowski began a successful studio career in New England as a commissioned sculptor at age 24;

Whereas Korzcak Ziolowski’s marble sculpture of composer

and Polish leader Ignace Jan Paderewski won first prize

at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and prompted

Lakota Indian Chiefs to invite Ziolkowski to carve a memorial for Native Americans;
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Whereas later that year, Korzcak Ziolkowski assisted Gutzon

Borglum in carving Mount Rushmore;

Whereas while in South Dakota, Korczak Ziolkowski met

with Chief Henry Standing Bear who taught Korczak

more about the life of the brave warrior Crazy Horse;

Whereas at the age of 34, Korczak Ziolkowski temporarily

put his sculptures aside when he volunteered for service

in World War II, later landing on Omaha Beach;

Whereas after the war, Korczak Ziolkowski turned down

other sculpting opportunities in order to accept the invitation of Chief Henry Standing Bear and dedicate the

rest of his life to carving the Crazy Horse Memorial in

the Black Hills of South Dakota;

Whereas on June 3, 1948, when work was begun on the

Crazy Horse Memorial, Korczak Ziolkowski vowed that

the memorial would be a nonprofit educational and cultural project, financed solely through private, nongovernmental sources, for the Native Americans of North America;

Whereas the Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain carvingin-progress, and once completed it will be the tallest

sculpture in the world;

Whereas since his death on October 20, 1982, Korczak’s wife

Ruth and the Ziolkowski family have continued to work

on the Memorial and to expand upon the dream of

Korczak Ziolkowski; and

Whereas on June 3, 1998, the Memorial entered its second

half century of progress and heralded a new era of work

on the mountain with the completion and dedication of

the face of Crazy Horse: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That—
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1 (1) the Senate recognizes—

2 (A) the admirable efforts of the late

3 Korczak Ziolkowski in designing and creating

4 the Crazy Horse Memorial;

5 (B) that the Crazy Horse Memorial rep6 resents all North American Indian tribes, and

7 the noble goal of reconciliation between peoples;

8 and

9 (C) that the creation of the Crazy Horse

10 Memorial, from its inception, has been accom11 plished through private donations and without

12 any Federal funding; and

13 (2) it is the sense of the Senate that the Citi14 zens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend

15 to the Postmaster General that a commemorative

16 postage stamp be issued in honor of sculptor

17 Korczak Ziolkowski for his upcoming 100th birth18 day.

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