Administered by City of Philadelphia Department of Public Property Municipal Services Building Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107
Located Spectrum Broad Street & Pattison Avenue Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
1981. Copyrighted 1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 247.
Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 17, 1990, pg. 1, 6.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 18, 1990, Sect. B, pg. 1.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2008.
Image on file.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 247.
A. Thomas Schomberg sculptor/(copyright symbol) 1981 / Art Castings of Colorado (On proper left leg of shorts:) "Rocky" signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
An over-life size, monumental standing figure of movie character, Rocky Balboa from the movie "Rocky." He is dressed in boxing attire: boxing shorts, shoes, and gloves. He is bare chested. His fists are raised indicating victory. His proper left foot is slightly more forward than the proper right foot. Proper right leg is slightly bent and behind the proper left leg. Arms are raised and slightly bent, wearing boxing gloves, as if he has just won a match and is proclaiming victory to the audience. His head is turned 45 degrees to the proper right and he looks slightly down, as if toward an audience.
