(Photo by Bas Slabbers for NewsWorks) I’ve written many stories about Joe Frazier over my years in Philly. But none were as rewarding as the one I wrote Saturday, after the city finally unveiled a statue for the late heavyweight…
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Hey Look, A Joe Frazier Statue Is Really (Finally!) Coming To Philly
Like the moment it indelibly captures, the gargantuan clay, foam and metal figure in a second-floor Frankford Avenue art studio gives off a larger-than-life air. There, sculptor Stephen Layne toils to put the finishing touches on a nine-foot, 400-pound version…
Philly Will Finally Have A Joe Frazier Statue Next Spring
This just in from the Mayor’s press office: THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES ARTIST SELECTION FOR JOE FRAZIER STATUE Philadelphia, April 24, 2013 –The City of Philadelphia announced that Lawrence J. Nowlan will be the artist to create a statue…