Crazy Horse

While the faces of Mount Rushmore are carved into the side of a mountain, the Crazy Horse Memorial is actually being carved out of the mountain. Crazy Horse was an Oglala Lakota warrior who fought the US Cavalry in the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. The monument was commissioned by Lakota chiefs in response to Mount Rushmore- to let "the white man ... know that the red man has great heroes, too." 

The sculptor they hired started work in 1948. Work has been slow, as the sculptor worked alone for many years (that's right, one man worked mostly alone carving a mountain- to increase his workforce, he had 10 kids) and the site is nonprofit, refusing state or federal money, and surviving on donations and entrance fees.  After 50 years, they had the face and top of the arm finished. Though there is a long way to go, the scale is quite impressive. In comparison, the sculpture of Mt Rushmore would fit on the side of Crazy Horse's head.  When (or if) all is said in done, it will look something like this model:

If you look closely at the first picture (click to enlarge it), you'll see the outline of the horse's head painted on the side of the mountain. When asked once about his tribe's claims on territory, Crazy Horse is said to have replied, "My land is where my people are buried," and this is why he is pointing.  If they ever finish, it'll be the largest sculpture in the world- several million tons of rock have already been removed.