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- Stallone, after the ceremony, posed for hundreds of pictures at the statue with fans who won a contest for the photo opportunity.
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In 1982, Sylvester Stallone, Hollywood movie star and producer of the Rocky film series, donated a statue of his Rocky Balboa character to the City of Philadelphia. The statue was left near the entrance to the Philadelphia Art Museum, where it touched off a 20-year controversy over its location and artistic merit.
View from the top of the steps with runners making the iconic climb up the steps; the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Center City Philadelphia skyline are in the background. Prior to the 1982 release of Rocky III, Sylvester Stallone commissioned A. Thomas Schomberg to create a bronze statue of Rocky. [6]
Dec 22, 2023 · The fictional Rocky Balboa of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky movies was immortalized in bronze by artist A. Thomas Schomberg in 1980 for a scene in the film Rocky III. After the filming was complete, Stallone donated the statue to the City of Philadelphia.
May 20, 2023 · Sylvester Stallone’s original life mask is still within Schomberg’s private collection. From this plaster cast, Schomberg went about re-creating Stallone’s face as the character of Rocky Balboa. Then, a 28” model was used as the reference for “pointing-up” the statue to the monumental size.
The spot where Sylvester Stallone stood during the icon art museum steps scene in “Rocky”. And what a spectacular view it is! View from the Rocky steps towards downtown Philadelphia on a July afternoon.
In 1980, Sylvester Stallone, in collaboration with sculptor, A. Thomas Schomberg, created the statue Rocky Balboa for the movie, “Rocky III”. The statue, in a classical contrapposto pose, depicts Rocky, the lovable underdog, who aspired to a victorious goal over insurmountable odds
Sylvester Stallone commissioned sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg to design the Rocky statue in 1981. It appears in Rocky III . After filming was finished, Stallone donated the statue to the city of Philadelphia.