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Philadelphia Art Commission Approves Return of Frank Rizzo Statue With Private Display Restrictions

Unanimous vote ends years of legal fight by the Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee with a 90-day deadline for statue transfer.

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Overview

  • The Philadelphia Art Commission voted unanimously to return the roughly 10-foot, 2,000-pound bronze statue to the Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee.
  • The settlement obligates the city to pay $80,000 for removal damage and transfer the statue within 90 days.
  • Future display is limited to private property unless the city grants written approval and the statue must not be visible from public rights-of-way or placed within 20 feet of them.
  • The Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee has not disclosed a display site and is negotiating with city officials over the statue’s future placement.
  • The vote concludes a legal battle that began after the statue’s June 2020 removal during protests and ends its decade-long dispute over public commemorations.