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Dublin Core
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Title
Art Legends of Orange County Collection
Alternative Title
Art Legends Collection
Subject
Art--Southern States
Artists--Florida
Contributor
<a href="http://www.polasek.org/" target="_blank">Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens</a>
<a href="http://www.orangecountyfl.net/" target="_blank">Orange County Commission Chambers</a>
<a href="http://www.cityoforlando.net/arts/" target="_blank">City of Orlando Gallery</a>
<a href="http://www.orlandoslice.com/group/cityartsfactory" target="_blank">CityArts Factory</a>
<a href="http://artandhistory.org/" target="_blank">Art & History Museums - Maitland</a>
<a href="http://www.rollins.edu/cornell-fine-arts-museum/" target="_blank">Cornell Fine Arts Museum</a>
<a href="http://www.crealde.org/" target="_blank">Crealdé School of Art</a>
<a href="https://thehistorycenter.org/" target="_blank">Orange County Regional History Center</a>
<a href="http://www.omart.org/" target="_blank">Orlando Museum of Art</a>
<a href="http://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/">University of Central Florida Art Gallery</a>
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Eldora, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Maitland, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.artlegendsoc.org/" target="_blank">Art Legends of Orange County</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.artlegendsoc.org/" target="_blank">Art Legends of Orange County</a>." Art Legends of Orange County. http://www.artlegendsoc.org/.
Description
<p>Although visual art had been explored in Central Florida, Orange County’s visual arts community truly came alive during the years of 1932-1982, thanks to the vision of 20 distinguished artists and arts leaders. Their influence not only helped build a solid foundation for the local art community but some of Orange County’s local Art Legends significantly influenced modern American Art.<br /><br />To recognize the leadership and celebrate the accomplishments of these arts visionaries, arts administrators from 11 Orange County museums and galleries joined forces and shared collections to create the <em>Art Legends of Orange County</em> initiative.<br /><br />This community-wide collaboration runs throughout the 2015-2016 arts season and includes more than 15 exhibitions and events. <em>Art Legends of Orange County</em> celebrates 20 distinguished artists and patrons who helped build Orange County’s vibrant cultural landscape.</p>
<p><br /><em>Art Legends of Orange County</em> full exhibition schedule and link to virtual exhibition available at <a href="http://www.ArtLegendsOC.org" target="_blank">www.ArtLegendsOC.org</a>.</p>
<p>Visit RICHES™ of Central Florida at <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/artlegends">https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/exhibits/show/artlegends</a> for virtual exhibition.</p>
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
2 color photographs
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Title
Mother Crying Over the World by Albin Polasek
Alternative Title
Mother Crying Over the World by Albin Polasek
Subject
Polasek, Albin, 1879-1965
Art--Southern States
Artists--Florida
Sculptors--United States
Sculpture--United States
Description
<em>Mother Crying Over the World</em>, a sculpture created by Albin Polasek in 1942. Polasek was born in 1879 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic). He apprenticed as a woodcarver in Vienna, Austria, and immigrated to the United States in 1901. After working in the Midwest for nearly four years, Polasek finally began his formal training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1910, Polasek won the Prix de Rome competition, spending three years at the American Academy of Art in Rome, Italy. Once he completed his studies in Rome, Polasek moved to New York City, New York, and set up a studio there. In 1916, the Art Institute of Chicago invited him to head its sculpture department, where he remained for nearly 30 years.<br /><br />In 1949, Polasek retired to Winter Park, Florida, building a home on Lake Osceola. In spite of suffering a stroke in 1950 that left him confined to a wheelchair and his left side paralyzed, Polasek continued to paint, draw, sculpt clay, and carve wood, creating a total of 18 major works before his death in 1965. In 1961, Polasek established the Polasek Foundation, designating his personal galleries, chapel, and gardens as a museum. Each year, thousands of local and international guests come to Winter Park to visit Polasek’s historic home and studio at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. Polasek’s works can be found in Europe, all over the United States, and locally in Winter Park and Orlando.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original sculpture: Polasek, Albin. <em>Man Carving His Own Destiny</em>: <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/collections/show/155" target="_blank">Art Legends of Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original sculpture: Polasek, Albin. <em>Mother Crying Over the World</em>, 1942.
Coverage
Winter Park, Florida
Date Created
1942
Format
image/jpg
Extent
227 KB
200 KB
Medium
1 sculpture
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Albin Polasek.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Albin Polasek 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
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.artlegendsoc.org/" target="_blank">Art Legends of Orange County</a>
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"><em>Albin Polasek: Man Carving His Own Destiny</em></a>. 1970.
Sherwood, Ruth. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1240669" target="_blank"><em>Carving His Own Destiny: The Story of Albin Polášek</em></a>. Chicago: R.F. Seymour, 1954.
Albin Polasek
art
artist
Mother Crying Over the World
Robert A. Baille
sculpting
sculptor
sculpture