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Rising up : Rocky and the making of monuments / edited by Paul M. Farber
Fine Arts Library - New Book Display NB1527.P45 R57 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--Exhibitions.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Balboa, Rocky (Fictitious character), 1946---Monuments--Exhibitions.
- Balboa, Rocky.
- Monuments--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions.
- Monuments.
- Public art--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions.
- Public art.
- Collective memory--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions.
- Collective memory.
- Rocky films--History and criticism.
- Rocky films.
- Boxers (Sports)--Monuments--Exhibitions.
- Boxers (Sports).
- Boxing in art--Exhibitions.
- Boxing in art.
- Stairs in art--Exhibitions.
- Stairs in art.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
- Distribution:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2026]
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, [2026]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Daniel H. Weiss and Louis Marchesano
- Preface / Paul M. Farber
- Introduction. The making and meaning of monuments / Paul M. Farber
- Life imitates art. On the Rocky statue / Laura M. Holzman
- On the Rocky films / Carrie Rickey
- On cinematography / Garrett Brown
- On sculpture / A. Thomas Schomberg
- Monuments and public memory. On steps / Christian Gonzalez
- On monuments / Kirk Savage
- On public art / Alex Da Corte
- On the athlete / Salamishah Tillet
- Philly: power and place. On Philadelphia neighborhoods / Laurie Allen
- On underdogs / Malcolm Jenkins
- On historic preservation / Brent Leggs
- Still fighting. On the poetry of boxing / Eleanor Nairne
- On myth / Yolanda Wisher
- On endurance / Caro Campos
- On ritual / Thomas Devaney
- Selected exhibition works. Enshrining the boxer
- Monuments to modernity
- Primetime
- Philly: power and place
- Rocky and the making of a monument
- Still fighting.
- Notes:
- 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.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 125).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 0876333102
- 9780876333105
- OCLC:
- 1535771521
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