Statue of Oscar De La Hoya explained
| Statue of Oscar De La Hoya |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject: | Oscar De La Hoya |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
A statue of Oscar De La Hoya by Erik Blome is installed outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, in the U.S. state of California.[1] [2] The bronze sculpture was unveiled in 2008.[3] [4] [5] De La Hoya was born in East Los Angeles and was known as "The Golden Boy of boxing".
Notes and References
- Web site: Dwyre . Bill . 2008-12-03 . Oscar De La Hoya's statue at Staples: the why of it all . 2022-09-19 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919131644/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2008-12-03/oscar-de-la-hoyas-statue-at-staples-the-why-of-it-all . live .
- Web site: Boehm . Mike . 2011-03-15 . Victory for creators of the Staples Center statues . 2022-09-19 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919131645/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-mar-15-la-et-staples-statues-20110315-story.html . live .
- Web site: Arias . Carlos . 2008-12-01 . De La Hoya's bronze statue unveiled at Staples Center . 2022-09-19 . Orange County Register . en-US . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919131645/https://www.ocregister.com/2008/12/01/de-la-hoyas-bronze-statue-unveiled-at-staples-center/ . live .
- Web site: Plaschke . Bill . 2008-12-07 . This statue a head-scratcher . 2022-09-19 . Chicago Tribune.
- Web site: Dambrot . Shana Nys . 2019-03-14 . Winning Bronze: Public Sculptures Put People in Their Places . 2022-09-19 . LA Weekly . en-US . 2021-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926215523/https://www.laweekly.com/winning-bronze-public-sculptures-put-people-in-their-places/ . live .
