Blair Buswell
Encyclopedia
Blair Buswell is an American
artist
who specializes in sports sculptures. Buswell began his formal art training at Ricks College where he was the top art student. He subsequently transferred to Brigham Young University
on an art scholarship where he also played as a running back for the Cougars football team
. Graduating in 1982, Buswell found a marriage of his love for art and sports in sculpting. He has sculpted over 60 busts of all new Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees since 1983, including that of former BYU teammate Steve Young. He has also created the NFL Special Service Award as well as medallions for Super Bowls XIX
, XX
and XXI
.
Buswell has sculpted a statue of Jack Nicklaus
for the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in Augusta, Georgia
and another of basketball great Oscar Robertson
for Cincinnati University. He sculpted the Doak Walker Award
, which is given annually to the top college running back in the country. He has also sculpted the likes of Charlton Heston
, Harold B. Lee
, W.A. Criswell and San Carlos Borromeo to name a few.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
who specializes in sports sculptures. Buswell began his formal art training at Ricks College where he was the top art student. He subsequently transferred to Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
on an art scholarship where he also played as a running back for the Cougars football team
Brigham Young University Cougars football
The Brigham Young Cougars football team is a college football program representing Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The Cougars won the national championship in 1984 and have a Heisman Trophy winner in Ty Detmer. Since 1965, BYU has claimed 23 conference championships and played in 29 bowl...
. Graduating in 1982, Buswell found a marriage of his love for art and sports in sculpting. He has sculpted over 60 busts of all new Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees since 1983, including that of former BYU teammate Steve Young. He has also created the NFL Special Service Award as well as medallions for Super Bowls XIX
Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1984 regular season...
, XX
Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX was an American football championship game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1985 regular season...
and XXI
Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1986 regular season. The National Football Conference champion New York Giants won their first Super Bowl by defeating...
.
Buswell has sculpted a statue of Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
for the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
and another of basketball great Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson , nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks...
for Cincinnati University. He sculpted the Doak Walker Award
Doak Walker Award
The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker...
, which is given annually to the top college running back in the country. He has also sculpted the likes of Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes...
, Harold B. Lee
Harold B. Lee
Harold Bingham Lee was eleventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from July 1972 until his death.- Early life :...
, W.A. Criswell and San Carlos Borromeo to name a few.