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Boy Scout, (sculpture). Artist:  McKenzie, R. Tait, 1867-1938, sculptor. Title:  Boy Scout, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ideal Boy Scout, (sculpture). Dates:  Original 1937. Cast 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  (Base:) R. Tate McKenzie/1937 signed Description:  A boy standing, dressed in Boy Scout attire with knee-length shorts, long-sleeved shirt, and a scarf around his neck. In his proper right hand he holds a hat close to his body. His proper left hand is on his hip, and his proper left leg is forward a bit. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Scout Uniform Occupation -- Service -- Scouting Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Sculpture Owner:  Boy Scouts of North America, 1900 North Meridian, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Remarks:  The Boy Scout statue was originally created as a statuette in 1914 at the suggestion of Dr. Charles D. Hart, then president of the Philadelphia Council. An updated life-sized version, from which this piece is cast, was created in 1937 for the opening of the Philadelphia Council's new headquarter's building (IAS record 88320102). A total of five Boy Scouts posed for the statue between 1914 and 1937, and the final statue is a composite of its models. IAS files contain excerpt from Scout Memorabilia, n.d., detailing history of Tait's Scout statue and related unpublished essay by Turner Moon. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 IN000026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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