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Robert Baden-Powell

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
London 1857 - Nyeri, Kenya 1941
lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder of the Scout Movement and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association
(Wikipedia)

Umberto Corsucci
Montemaggiore Arte
2007/16

Description

Bronze bust of Baden-Powel in a scouting uniform with hat. The bust is inaugurated 17 June 2016.

Inscription(s)

LORD ROBERT BADEN-POWELL
of gilwell 1857 - 1941
centenario dello scautismo
1907 2007

Signature

corsucci 07 rimini

con il contributo | del comune di riccione | e di don romano | nicolini | a.d. 2007
montemaggiore arte rn. t 0541 980 332

Information Sign

1907-2007
CENTENARIO DELLO SCOUTISMO
"preoccupatevi di lasciare
questo mondo un po' migliore
di come lo avete trovato" B.P.

Artist

Umberto Corsucci (Sassocorvaro 1951), Italian sculptor (Website), founder of Montemaggiore Arte (1999), a cultural association in Montefiore Conca, Province of Rimini (Website).

Sources & Information

Facebook, Associazione Guide Esploratori Cattolici Sammarinesi, at 20 June 2016.

Location (N 43°56'37" - E 12°27'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: sm01; Photograph: 10 May 2017
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