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Rising up : Rocky and the making of monuments / edited by Paul M. Farber
Fine Arts Library NB1527.P45 R57 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- 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.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--Exhibitions.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 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:
- Introduction
- Life imitates art
- Monuments and public memory
- Philly: power and place
- Still fighting
- Selected exhibition works.
- 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).
- ISBN:
- 0876333102
- 9780876333105
- OCLC:
- 1535771521
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