Oscar Robertson Monument, (sculpture).

Oscar Robertson Monument, (sculpture).

Buswell, Blair, 1956- , sculptor.

Oscar Robertson Monument, (sculpture).

Big O, (sculpture).

1994. Copyrighted 1994. Installed Oct. 1994. Dedicated Oct. 14, 1994.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 80 x 86 1/2 x 116 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 41 1/2 x 51 in.

(Proper right rear of platform:) BLAIR BUSWELL (copyright symbol) 1994 (Proper left top of platform:) Big O (Bronze plaque on front center of base:) OSCAR ROBERTSON/ALL-AMERICAN/U C BASKETBALL 1957 - 1969/HONORS/(list of fourteen recognitions)/STATISTICAL RECORD/(list of statistical records)/THIS SCULPTURE GIVEN TO HONOR OSCAR ROBERTSON/BY HIS FRIEND, J.W. BROWN, A.B.'33 LL.B.'36/SCULPTED BY BLAIR BUSWELL/DEDICATED OCTOBER 14, 1994 signed

Oscar Robertson stands dressed in a basketball uniform, posed in motion dribbling a ball, his knees slightly bent to lower his center of gravity. He holds his proper left foot in front and his proper right foot extended behind, elevated off the ground. The palm of his proper right hand is on top of the basketball which is in midair next to his proper right front. The sculpture is mounted on a base set within a raised, landscaped bed surrounded by a concrete retaining wall. Four lamps in the bed light the sculpture.

Portrait male -- Robertson, Oscar -- Full length

Ethnic -- African American

Occupation -- Sport -- Basketball

Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform

Object -- Toy -- Ball

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati

Administered by University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Located University of Cincinnati, Myrl Shoemaker Center, opposite east concourse ticket windows, Cincinnati, Ohio

The sculpture was commissioned by J. W. "Jake" Brown, longtime friend and advisor of Oscar Robertson, who financed its $100,000 cost. Oscar Robertson became the University of Cincinnati's first black basketball player when he enrolled at the school in 1956. In his four years at the school, beginning in 1957, he was a three-time All-American and led the nation in scoring for three years. When he graduated, Robertson was the leading scorer in NCAA history. IAS files contain two related articles from the Cincinnati Enquirer, October 15, 1994, Sect. D, and October 22, 1994.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.

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