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The Scouts Heritage Service
London
Title
The Ideal Scout
Date
1966
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 235 x W 58 x D 80 cm
Accession number
2018-04-05-01
Acquisition method
gift from the Boy Scouts of America, 1966
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
back of sculpture: R.Tait McKenzie
Inscription description
plaque on plinth: THE BOY SCOUT / BY ROBERT TAIT MCKENZIE / PRESENTED TO GILWELL PARK / BY THE PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL / BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA / AS A SYMBOL OF INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD / MAY 7th 1966