Philadelphia’s statue of late heavyweight boxing champion “Smokin” Joe Frazier will soon have a new home.
The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal from Creative Philadelphia — the city’s office of arts and culture — to move the statue of Frazier to the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, where the Rocky statue currently lives. The only adjustment needed would be to add interpretive panels to explain Frazier’s ties to the city.
The decision comes after the art commission voted last month to move the Rocky statue to the top of the art museum steps. The Rocky statue will temporarily go inside the museum for an exhibit from April to August before being placed atop the steps permanently…