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McKim, Charles Follen,
McMullen, Maurice,
Weinman, Adolph A.,
Object -- Other
Emblem
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Time
Allegory -- Time
Animal -- Bird
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Eagle Scout Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909, sculptor.
McMullen, Maurice, architect.
Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor.
Title:
Eagle Scout Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Originally installed 1910. Relocated 1968. Dedicated October 6, 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone and concrete with two aluminum plaques.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 22 x 39 x 40 ft.
Inscription:
(On aluminum plaque on first level of pool:) The Eagle Scout Tribute Fountain/Donated by/Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr/October 6, 1968/ Through their vision, ingenuity, generosity and desire to recognize Eagle Scouts across the length and breadth of our nation, this tribute was constructed.
Description:
A wreath with the Boy Scout Eagle badge in the center. On either side of the wreath is a woman, one symbolizing day and the other night. Beside each woman is an eagle. The sculpture group is backed by a stele. Around the memorial are two spiral stairways and a pool.
Subject:
Object -- Other -- Wreath
Emblem
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Time -- Day
Allegory -- Time -- Night
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Department of Parks and Recreation, Planning Services Division, 4600 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64130
Located Gillham Road & 39th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Provenance:
Formerly located Old Pennsylvania Station, Seventh Avenue entrance, New York, New York
Remarks:
McKim designed the sculpture for the Seventh Avenue entrance to Pennsylvania Railroad Station in New York City, where it was installed in 1910. It originally contained a clock in the center of the wreath. In the mid 1960s, the railroad donated the sculpture to Kansas City. In 1968, when the sculpture was relocated to Kansas City, local architect Maurice McMullen designed a new setting and included a fountain. Weinman designed the plaque describing the Eagle Scout Badge. IAS files contain excerpts from Piland, Sherry, and Ellen J. Uguccioni, "Fountains of Kansas City: A History and Love Affair," Kansas City: City of Fountains Foundation, 1985, pg. 170-171, which discusses the relocation of the monument from New York City.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1993.
Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners, Kansas City, MO, "Historic & Dedicatory Monuments of Kansas City," 1987.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Mobley, Jane, and Nancy Whitnell Harris, "A City within a Park: One Hundred Years of Parks and Boulevards in Kansas City, Missouri," Lowell Press, 1991, pg. 55.
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 76000878
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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