The Sculptor's Studio at Mount Rushmore

The sculptor's studio was built on site by the sculptor while they were working on Mount Rushmore. It now houses some of the scale plaster casts that were used when carving the monument. They are scaled so that one inch on the plaster cast is equal to one foot on the mountain. It definitely helps you get a feel for how big the carvings are.














This photo shows some of the tools they used while carving. The thing hanging from the ceiling is the harness they would sit in while working - see the close-up photo of it below. Talk about scary.