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Person: Rocky Balboa

Rocky
A. Thomas Schomberg, 1980
* Statue of Rocky Balboa
* standing person, boxing gear
* This statue has had several homes, including the top of the Art Museum steps (twice), the Spectrum steps, and the Northeast of the front of the Museum. It was moved back to the original and current location June, 2026. The first picture is from the current location. The second is from the previous location. The third picture is from the Spectrum.
* Replaced at the previous location by the Joe Frazier Monument
* Top of the steps. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965115,-75.180325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Athletic, Favorites, Moved
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+schombergstudios.com
+philamuseum.org

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Rocky Footprints
1993 (approximate)
* In honor of Rocky Balboa
* small symbolic footprints
* Top of the steps. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965125,-75.180320 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+philamuseum.org

See Also

+wikipedia.org's Rocky Balboa page