IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 482 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued to honor sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Ms. HERSETH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to 
honor sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski. 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski was born in Boston, Massachu-
setts, on September 6, 1908, the 31st anniversary of the 
death of Lakota leader, Crazy Horse; 
Whereas, although never trained in art or sculpture, Korczak 
Ziolkowski began a successful studio career in New Eng-
land as a commissioned sculptor at age 24; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski’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 me-
morial for Native Americans;
•HRES 482 IH 
Whereas in his invitation letter to Korczak Ziolkowski, Chief 
Henry Standing Bear wrote: ‘‘My fellow chiefs and I 
would like the white man to know that the red man has 
great heroes, also.’’; 
Whereas in 1939, Korczak Ziolkowski assisted Gutzon 
Borglum for a brief time in carving Mount Rushmore; 
Whereas in 1941, Korczak Ziolkowski met with Chief Henry 
Standing Bear, who taught Ziolkowski more about the 
life of the brave Lakota leader, Crazy Horse; 
Whereas at the age of 34, Korczak Ziolkowski temporarily 
put his sculpturing career aside when he volunteered for 
service in World War II, later landing on Omaha Beach 
in Normandy, France; 
Whereas after the war, Korczak Ziolkowski turned down 
other sculpting opportunities in order to accept the invi-
tation 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 cul-
tural project, financed solely through private, nongovern-
mental sources, to honor the Native Americans of North 
America; 
Whereas the Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain carving- 
in-progress, and, once completed, will be the largest 
sculpture in the world; 
Whereas since the death of Korczak Ziolkowski on October 
20, 1982, his wife Ruth, the Ziolkowski family, and the 
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation have continued to 
work on the Memorial and to pursue the dream shared
•HRES 482 IH 
by Korczak Ziolkowski and Chief Henry Standing Bear; 
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 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the House of Representatives recognizes— 
(A) the admirable efforts of the late 
Korczak Ziolkowski in designing and creating 
the Crazy Horse Memorial; 
(B) that the Crazy Horse Memorial rep-
resents all North American Indian tribes and 
the noble goal of reconciliation between peoples; 
and 
(C) that the creation of the Crazy Horse 
Memorial, from its inception, has been accom-
plished through private sources and without any 
Federal funding; and 
(2) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee 
should recommend to the Postmaster General that a 
commemorative postage stamp be issued in honor of 
sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and the Crazy Horse
•HRES 482 IH 
Memorial, commemorating the 100th birthday of 
Korczak Ziolkowski. 
Æ