[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 127 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10426]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 371--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT A 
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP SHOULD BE ISSUED TO HONOR SCULPTOR KORCZAK 
                               ZIOLKOWSKI

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Levine, and 
Mr. Conrad) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs:

                              S. Res. 371

       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;
       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 carving-in-
     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 Ziolkwoski 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
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate recognizes--
       (A) the admirable efforts of the late Korczak Ziolkowski in 
     designing and creating the Crazy Horse Memorial;
       (B) that the Crazy Horse Memorial represents 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 accomplished through private donations 
     and without any Federal funding; and
       (2) it is the sense of the Senate 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 for his upcoming 100th birthday.

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