For the first time in three decades, the Rocky statue is at the top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
On Tuesday Dec. 3rd, a second casting, owned by Sylvester Stallone, was unveiled atop the museum steps. It will remain on loan there through Dec. 31.
The unveiling of the statue occurred on the city’s second annual Rocky Day, which coincides with the 48th anniversary of the original film’s debut. It also kicked off the city’s first RockyFest, a week of activities centered on the Rocky franchise, from movie marathons to happy hours.
The sculptor of the statue, A. Thomas Schomberg, was on hand for the unveiling, which took place in the same spot where the fictional mayor in Rocky III dedicates the statue in the film as “a celebration of the indomitable spirit of man.”
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