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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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Summary:"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 has become a monument with its own cultural mystique. In Rising Up, Paul Farber and a diverse group of scholars, cultural figures, literary critics, and artists tell the stories around the statue--of immigrant neighborhoods, Philadelphia's Black boxing legends, the fight for the future of public spaces, and the changing meanings of monuments today. These stories reveal how our monuments reflect civic power and historical identity while raising questions about social belonging. Recalling Rocky's story of going the distance, Rising Up also asks why we root for underdogs, untangling the dualities of struggle and triumph, vulnerability and strength, and strife and solidarity embodied in the iconic statue."-- Publisher's website.
Item Description:Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Rising up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 25-August 2, 2026.
Physical Description:127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 125).
ISBN:9780876333105
0876333102