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Rocky Balboa always represented the best of Philly. The city is finally loving him back.

The original Rocky statue has moved inside the Art Museum as part of a special exhibit honoring the film.

The Rocky statue, by A. Thomas Schomberg, was created for the 1982 movie Rocky III. The original version, presented by Sylvester Stallone to the City of Philadelphia after the filming, has moved all over, and now resides inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A second casting of the statue currently sits atop the famous Art Museum steps.
The Rocky statue, by A. Thomas Schomberg, was created for the 1982 movie Rocky III. The original version, presented by Sylvester Stallone to the City of Philadelphia after the filming, has moved all over, and now resides inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A second casting of the statue currently sits atop the famous Art Museum steps.Read moreGabe Coffey / Staff
    by Mike Sielski | Columnist
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Controversy has long dogged Philly’s Rocky statues — controversy that on the surface is about what the statues represent and where they belong, but is really about class, commercialism, and community. But now, argues columnist Mike Sielski, the Rocky Exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Museum is a sign that the city has finally fully embraced the statue’s popular power and meaning. The big question is: Do you agree?

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