The Scout (Portland, Oregon)

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The Scout
The Ideal Scout
BSA, Portland, Oregon, 2018 - 2.jpg
The sculpture in 2017
ArtistR. Tait McKenzie
MediumMetal sculpture
Dimensions1.8 m × 0.66 m × 0.48 m (70 in × 26 in × 19 in)
LocationPortland, Oregon
Coordinates45°30′26″N 122°40′41″W / 45.507272°N 122.678059°W / 45.507272; -122.678059Coordinates: 45°30′26″N 122°40′41″W / 45.507272°N 122.678059°W / 45.507272; -122.678059
OwnerBoy 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[]

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]

  • The statue in front of Cascade Pacific Council's offices, 2017

  • Plaque for the sculpture

  • Plaque for the sculpture

History[]

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]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "The Scout, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Ideal Scout statue, Portland, Oregon - Scouts Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

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