Sculptor commissioned with creating Joe Frazier statue dies unexpectedly August 5, 2013 By Brian Hickey @GTownWOLane Sculptor and Overbrook native Lawrence Nolan\’s winning submission for the Joe Frazier statue was based on Smokin\’ Joe\’s pose when knocking Muhammad Ali down in their first fight. (Courtesy of Nolan) \”He saw this as an important part of his life\’s work.\”–Richard Hayden on Frazier-statue sculptor Lawrence Nowlan Lawrence Nowlan, the Philadelphia-raised sculptor who was creating the statue to honor late boxing great Joe Frazier, has died. Nowlan, 48, passed away of natural causes last Tuesday. This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies. Related
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