A bronze-colored statue depicting a male figure reading an open book is centrally positioned outdoors at the Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

A bronze-colored statue depicting a male figure reading an open book is centrally positioned outdoors at the Faculty of Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. The figure is seated on a stack of ten sculpted books, which functions as a chair, resting on a dark grey, textured pedestal. Inscriptions on the book spines, from top to bottom, include "COMBINED ARTS", "DEPT OF T.L.S.", "DEPT OF ENGLISH", "DEPT OF LINGUISTICS", "DEPT OF IND. LANS", "DEPT OF ARCHAEOLOGY", "DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY", "DEPT OF L.A.A.", "DEPT OF RELIGION", and "DEPT OF HISTORY & INT. REL.". The statue portrays the figure wearing a collared shirt, trousers, and shoes, with a watch on its left wrist, holding the open book with both hands. In the left background, a single-story building with a reddish-brown lower section and a lighter upper wall is partially visible, surrounded by green trees. Two indistinct human figures are present in the distant left-midground, one appearing to push a light-colored wheeled object on a dirt path. To the right of the statue, a large, mature tree with numerous exposed, gnarled branches displays multiple white informational signs affixed to its trunk. A reddish-brown dirt road runs adjacent to this tree. Further back, additional green foliage and small, indistinct structures are visible. The immediate foreground features green shrubs and sparse grass surrounding the statue's base, which is set on a light-colored, segmented paved surface. The sky is uniformly light grey, indicating an overcast condition.