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De Lue, Donald,
Deacy, William Henry,
Modern Art Foundry,
Figure male -- Child
Dress -- Uniform
Figure group
Allegory -- Life
Occupation -- Service
Allegory -- Life
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Fountain
Sculpture
Boy Scout Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988, sculptor.
Deacy, William Henry, 1890-1967, architect.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Boy Scout Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Boy Scout of America, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed 1961. Copyrighted 1964. Dedicated November 7, 1964.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Salisbury pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 168 x 120 x 104 in.; Base: approx. 62 x 92 x 98 in.
Inscription:
Modern Art Foundry, New York NY / (Panel on side of hexagonal base:) ON MY HONOR I/WILL DO MY BEST/TO DO MY DUTY/TO GOD & MY/COUNTRY AND TO OBEY THE/SCOUT LAW TO/HELP OTHER PEOPLE/AT ALL TIMES/TO KEEP MYSELF/PHYSICALLY STRONG/MENTALLY AWAKE/AND MORALLY/STRAIGHT (Around rim of pool:) THIS MEMORIAL WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND DIRECTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE GENEROSITY DEVOTION AND LEADERSHIP HAVE BROUGHT SCOUTING TO THE NATION'S YOUTH AND TO HONOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WHO IN DAYS OF PEACE AND TIMES OF PERIL HAVE THEIR DUTY TO GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY. Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A Boy Scout in his uniform strides forward carrying a walking stick in his proper left hand. He is flanked by two much larger allegorical figures of a man and a woman representing American Manhood and Womanhood and the ideals of the past which they will pass onto the youth. On the Scout's proper right side, is a nearly nude male figure carrying a bundle of leaves and some drapery in his proper left arm. A bit of the drapery is blown across his middle. He strides forward with his proper right leg in front. On the Scout's proper left side is a draped female figure holding up a torch with a gold-colored flame in her proper left hand. Her proper left arm is extended slightly and her palm is facing upward. She strides forward with her proper right leg in front. The figures are mounted on a hexagonal-shaped base which is installed at one end of an circular pool.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Dress -- Uniform -- Scout Uniform
Figure group
Allegory -- Life -- Manhood
Occupation -- Service -- Scouting
Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Ellipse, 15th Street between Constitution Avenue & E Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
The sculpture was paid for with dimes collected by Boy Scouts throughout the country. The names of the boys are inscribed on scrolls placed inside the base. The sculpture is installed where the first National Scout Jamboree was held in 1937. IAS files contain related article from the Washington Post, Nov. 8, 1964 which includes a photograph of the sculpture during the dedication ceremony. The same photograph of the sculpture appears in the Goode publication.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 136.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 3.6.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, C-5.
Washington Post, Nov. 8, 1964.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 3.6.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76009553
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76009553
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