Robert Tait McKenzie ART FOR SALE

1867 Ramsay Township, Ontario, Canada - 1938. Known for: Sculptor-athletic figure.

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A long-time resident of Philadelphia, Robert Tait McKenzie was a noted sculptor of realist figures. One of his most famous works was "The Boy Scout," which he completed in 1937 for his good friend, Lord Baden Powell who founded the Boy Scouts of America. In addition to being a sculptor, he was also a scouter, a scholar-athlete, a surgeon, a soldier, and physical educator. Robert Tait McKenzie was born in 1867, in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, where his father, William McKenzie, emigrated to Canada from Kelso, Scotland, in 1858 and became minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Almonte. Tait's father died when he was nine, and the family could no longer live in the church manse. Young Tait's character was profoundly... Read full biography

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Monumental Penn Relay Relief Sculpture - Image 1 of 4

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Monumental Penn Relay Relief Sculpture

Type:Sculpture

Year:1925

Size:27.00" x 27.00" x 1.50"

Medium:Bronze

Signed:Signed and Dated

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This monumental bronze relief sculpture depicts four nude athletes receiving the victory laurel from a seated Benjamin Franklin, founder of the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin is shown in 18th century garb, while the young men are modeled after students who had competed in the Olympics.

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