Bob Cousy
date: label: date made
content: ca 1963
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Cousy, Robert J.
notes: label: Description
content: Black and whtie reproduction lithograph of baketball player Boby Cousy done by Robert Riger. The art was used for advertisements produced for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.
label: Description
content: During his thirteen seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bob Cousy (b. 1928) played in thirteen consecutive All-Star Games and earned two All–Star MVP awards, among many other accolades. This "Houdini of the Hardwood" introduced speed and flamboyant ball-handling skills previously unseen in professional basketball. His ambidexterity launched the playing style that made him one of basketball's first superstars. Making the game fun to watch, "The Cooz" built an avid audience for the struggling National Basketball Association.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Basketball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Sule Greg C. Wilson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0165.07.08
label: accession number
content: 1992.0165
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0165.07.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph, basketball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 7 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 19.685 cm