Korczak Ziolkowski was born on 6 September 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Ruth Ross. He died on 20 October 1982 in South Dakota, USA.
After World War II, the government approached him for work on war
memorials, but he declined. Instead, he accepted a request by Chief
Henry Standing Bear to sculpt a monument dedicated to Chief Crazy
Horse. This took place in the Black Hills.
