Statues & Icons: Film “The Rocky Statue” 1980-2006 A 20-year fight in Phila- delphia over a much-loved Hollywood pugilist.		Sports-to-Politics Bill Bradley 1960s-2009 He rose from basketball to the U.S. Senate & became a Presidential contender.
Statues & Icons: Sport “Ruth at Oriole Park” 1930s-2009 Sultan of Swat comes home to Baltimore’s Camden Yards.		Sculpture at Pittsburgh “Point of View” George & Guyasuta Engaging historic figures spur perspective on land use & modernity.
Pop Star Celebrity “The Jackson Statues” 1995 Giant Michael Jackson statues are used to promote a pop star & his music.		Film, Music, Sculpture “Glory & The 54th” Civil War History Story on 1989 film & its music also covers black soldier monuments.
Sport & Civil Rights “Reese & Robbie” 1945-2005 Baseball statue recalls a teammate’s support during racial heckling by fans.		Music & Sculpture “Eleanor Rigby” 1966 Beatles music departs from pop; ventures into loneliness & old age.
Commemorating JFK “JFK’s Texas Statue” Ft. Worth: 2012 A Texas tribute site honors a memorable visit on a fateful day.		Commemorating RFK “RFK in Brooklyn” 1966-1972 A Robert F. Kennedy memorial & 1960s history on Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Single Women TV “Mary Tyler Moore” 1950s-2010s Her 1970s TV show helped elevate women & brought a Minneapolis statue.		TVLand Statue “Ralph Kramden Statue” August 2000 Viacom’s cable channel begins building statues of its classic TV stars.

Date Posted: 29 October 2026
Last Update: 29 October 2026
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Alex von Tunzelmann, “Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History ...Why Monuments Are Political Statements,” 2021, Harper, 320 pp.

Landon Y. Jones, “Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers,” 2023, Beacon Press, 216 pp. Click for Amazon.

Philip H Viles, “National Statuary Hall: Guidebook For a Walking Tour,” (for U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC), 1997, 116 pp. Click for Amazon.