The Scout (Portland, Oregon)
| The Scout | |
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| The Ideal Scout | |
 The sculpture in 2017 | |
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| Artist | R. Tait McKenzie |
| Medium | Metal sculpture |
| Dimensions | 1.8 m × 0.66 m × 0.48 m (70 in × 26 in × 19 in) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| 45°30′26″N 122°40′41″W / 45.507272°N 122.678059°W | |
| Owner | Boy Scouts of America, Columbia Pacific Council[1] |
The Scout is a copy of sculptor R. Tait McKenzie's The Ideal Scout,[2] installed outside the offices of Boy Scouts of America's Columbia Pacific Council, at 2145 Southwest Front Street, in Portland, Oregon.
Description
[edit]According to the Smithsonian Institution, the statue is a "Full-length figure of an adolescent boy in the traditional Boy Scout uniform of shirt, scarf, shorts, knee socks and laced ankle-high shoes. He holds a hat over his chest with his proper right hand."[1] The metal statue measures appropriately 70 x 26 x 19 inches, and rests on a trapezoid-shaped base with a width of approximately 52 inches and a diameter of approximately 55 inches.[1]
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The statue in front of Cascade Pacific Council's offices, 2017
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Plaque for the sculpture
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Plaque for the sculpture
History
[edit]The Portland cast was gifted by the council's former president, Zenon C.R. Hansen, and dedicated in 1972. It was surveyed as part of Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Scout, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Ideal Scout statue, Portland, Oregon - Scouts Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
External links
[edit]Media related to The Scout (Portland, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons
