Rocky III

Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series, starring Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, and Talia Shire.

Bronze Statue

A bronze statue of Rocky, called "ROCKY", was commisioned by Sylvester Stallone and created by A. Thomas Schomberg in 1983. Three statues were created and one was placed on the top of the stairs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the filming of Rocky III. After filming was complete, a furious debate erupted in Philadelphia between the Art Museum and the City's Art Commission over the meaning of "art." Claiming the statue was not "art" but rather a "movie prop" the city considered various alternate locations and settled upon the front of the Wachovia Spectrum in South Philadelphia. It was later returned to the Art Museum where it was used in the filming of Rocky V, as well as Mannequin and Philadelphia. Afterward it was again moved to the front of the Spectrum. On May 21, 2005 the statue was placed on eBay with a starting bid of $1,000,000 on behalf of the International Institute for Sport and Olympic History.http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3press1.html

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A. Thomas Schomberg - Philadelphia Museum of Art - Art - Prop - Wachovia Spectrum - Rocky V - Mannequin - Philadelphia - May 21 - 2005 - EBay - International Institute for Sport and Olympic History

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The statues weighed 2 tons each and stood about ten feet tall.

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