1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/e67eca64bac31107268a726c6af4e2cd.jpg aadc67aa9aaf89a827d8c5d9937e3360 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Collection Alternative Title Polasek Collection Subject Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Winter Park (Fla.) Art--Southern States Artists--Florida Contributor <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/34" target="_blank">Winter Park Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Language eng Type Collection Coverage Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida Accrual Method Donation Rights Holder Copyright to these resources is held by the <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.polasek.org/about/" target="_blank">ABOUT</a>." Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. http://www.polasek.org/about/. Description The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, Florida. Albin Polasek, known internationally for his sculptures, retired to Lake Osceola in Winter Park in 1950. The same year that he had moved to Florida, Polasek suffered from a stroke, which paralyzed the right side of his body. Seven months later, he married one of his former students, Ruth Sherwood, who died just two years later. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Polasek was able to create 18 major works in his later years. In 1961, he married Emily Muska Kubat and the set up the Albin Polasek Foundation, opening up the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, located in parts of Polasek's home and studio, which featured his personal galleries, chapel, and gardens. On May 19, 1965, Polasek passed away and was buried beside his first wife at Palm Cemetery. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 black and white photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Albin Polasek Alternative Title Albin Polasek Subject Polasek, Albin, 1879-1965 Artists--Florida Sculptors--United States Painters--Southern States Description A portrait of Albin Polasek, a local art legend in Orange County, Florida, who is also recognized nationally and internationally for his work. Polasek was born in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic), on February 14, 1879. He later migrated to Vienna, Austria, where he apprenticed as a woodcarver. In 1901, at age 22, Polasek immigrated to the Midwestern United States. At age 25, he began attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied under Charles Grafly. Two of his most well-known sculptures were created while he was a student: Man Carving His Own Destiny and Eternal Moment. Polasek was granted American citizenship in 1909 and he earned the Prix de Rome in 1910, which granted him a three-year fellowship at the American Academy of Art in Rome, Italy. He also received the Paris Salon for The Sower in 1913 and the George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1915 for Aspiration. After completing his studies in Rome, Polasek migrated to New York City, New York. In 1916, when he was 37, the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, invited Polasek to head its sculpture department. While in Chicago, he sculpted Forest Idyl, Victorious Christ, and The Spirit of Music. In 1927, he was elected as an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design, which is an honorary degree conferred to America's top painters, sculptors, and architects. Polasek also achieved full academician status in 1933. In 1950, when Polasek was 70, he retired to Winter Park, Florida, where he built a home on Lake Osceola. That same year, he suffered from a stroke, which paralyzed the right side of his body. Seven months later, he married one of his former students, Ruth Sherwood, who died just two years later. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Polasek was able to create 18 major works in his later years. In 1961, he married Emily Muska Kubat and the set up the Albin Polasek Foundation, opening up the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, located at 633 Osceola Avenue in Winter Park, which featured his personal galleries, chapel, and gardens. On May 19, 1965, Polasek passed away and was buried beside his first wife at Palm Cemetery. In 2000, Polasek was named a "Great Floridian," a distinction reserved for those who have made a significant contribution to the state culturally and historically. In 2004, he was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Type Still Image Source Original black and white photographic print: <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a>, Winter Park, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a>, Winter Park, Florida. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/admin/collections/show/id/152" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Collection</a>, Winter Park Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print. Coverage Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida Publisher Chambers Date Created ca. 1879-1965 Format image/jpg Extent 179 KB Medium 1 black and white photographic print Language eng Mediator History Teacher Visual Arts Teacher Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a> External Reference "<a href="http://www.polasek.org/about/albin-polasek-biography/" target="_blank">ALBIN POLASEK BIOGRAPHY</a>." Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. http://www.polasek.org/about/albin-polasek-biography/. Polasek, Emily M. K., and Albin Polasek. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2724030" target="_blank">Albin Polasek: Man Carving His Own Destiny</a>. 1970. Sherwood, Ruth. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1240669" target="_blank">Carving His Own Destiny: The Story of Albin Polášek</a>. Chicago: R.F. Seymour, 1954. Albin Polasek Albin Polasek Foundation Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens American Academy in Rome apprentice art Art Institute of Chicago artist Chambers Chicago, Illinois Eternal Moment Frenštát pod Radhoště, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Moravia Man Carving His Own Destiny Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rome, Lazio, Italy sculpting sculptor sculpture Vienna, Austria Winter Park woodcarver woodcarving