Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments Chamberlain and Patrick Weems

Chamberlain and Patrick Weems

Featuring works by The Alluvial Collective

Jonathan Jae-an Crisman

Monument Lab

Aubree Penney

Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments Chamberlain and Patrick WeemsAn exploration of the impact and cultural significance of the legendary Rocky statue located at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts steps. 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