The Scout
- Jul 16, 2016
- 1 min read
Owner: KCMO Parks & Rec
Artist: Cyrus E. Dallin
Dates: Installed 1921, Dedicated 1922
Medium: Bronze
The City of Fountains Foundation holds an endowment for this sculpture.
Description:
The Scout overlooks downtown Kansas City from his perch on top of a hill in Penn Valley Park. It can be seen from nearby Interstate 35. One of Kansas City's most iconic sculptures, it has become a symbol and mascot for Kansas City.
The Scout was dedicated in 1922 as a memorial to local Native American tribes and it depicts a Sioux scout on horseback. Originally cast for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, it arrived in Kansas City as a temporary exhibition on its way back to the sculptor on the east coast. Citizens were so delighted by the sculpture that they raised $15,000 for its purchase.
It is located north of the intersection above, north of the tennis courts and skateboard park.
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