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Rising up : Rocky and the making of monuments /

"Fifty years after the premiere of the original Rocky movie, the legacy of the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa endures, as millions of people visit the Rocky statue located outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art each year. Commemorating the most famous Philadelphian who never lived, the landmark h...

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Other Authors: Farber, Paul M., 1982- (Editor), Allen, Laurie (Contributor), Brown, Garrett (Contributor), Campos, Caro (Contributor), Da Corte, Alex, 1980- (Contributor), Devaney, Thomas (Contributor), Gonzalez Ho, Christian (Contributor), Holzman, Laura M., 1984- (Contributor), Jenkins, Malcolm (Contributor), Leggs, Brent, 1972- (Contributor), Nairne, Eleanor (Contributor), Rickey, Carrie (Contributor), Savage, Kirk, 1958- (Contributor), Schomberg, A. Thomas, 1943- (Contributor), Tillet, Salamishah (Contributor), Wisher, Yolanda (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, [2026]
Subjects:
Balboa, Rocky > (Fictitious character), > 1946- > Monuments > Exhibitions.
Monuments > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Exhibitions.
Public art > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Exhibitions.
Collective memory > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Exhibitions.
Rocky films > History and criticism.
Boxers (Sports) > Monuments > Exhibitions.
Boxing in art > Exhibitions.
Stairs in art > Exhibitions.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions > Exhibitions.
Monuments > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Expositions.
Art > Intégration à l'architecture > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Expositions.
Mémoire collective > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Expositions.
Boxeurs > Monuments > Expositions.
Boxe dans l'art > Expositions.
Marches d'escalier dans l'art > Expositions.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

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