Boy Scouts of America Philadelphia Council 22nd & Winter streets Bruce S. Marks Scout Resource Center, courtyard Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
Date:
Original statuette 1915. Commissioned 1937. Installed June 12, 1937
Notes:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 303.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 303.
(Stamped:) R. TAIT McKENZIE 1937 signed
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Summary:
Standing youth wearing boy scout uniform, shirt with cravat, shorts and knee socks. He holds his hat against his chest with his proper right hand. A hatchet is attached to his belt on his proper left side. His proper left hand rests on his proper left hip.
