1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/484b8a5fb030cc3575932ad23a0af8d7.jpg ae598ff31476c83854a5aa265ae3c78e 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 magazine cover 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 All Florida, November 17, 1953 Alternative Title All Florida Subject Art--United States Sculpting--United States Painting--Florida Description The cover of All Florida, a TV guide published by The Florida Times-Union, for November 17, 1963. The cover features Albin Polasek, who was also featured on page 10 of the TV guide. All Florida also featured other artists from Orange County, including Hal McIntosh, Maury Hurt, and Bill Orr. Polasek is a local art legend in Orange County who is also recognized nationally and internationally for his work. Polasek was born in Frenštát pod Radhošt?m, 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 TV guide cover: <a href="http://jacksonville.com/" target="_blank">The Florida Times-Union</a>, November 17, 1963: <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 TV guide cover: <a href="http://jacksonville.com/" target="_blank">The Florida Times-Union</a>, November 17, 1963. Coverage Albín Polasek Home and Art Studio, Winter Park, Florida Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida Publisher <a href="http://jacksonville.com/" target="_blank">The Florida Times-Union</a> Date Created 1963-11-17 Date Issued 1963-11-17 Date Copyrighted 1963-11-17 Format image/jpg Extent 212 KB Medium 1 magazine cover Language eng Mediator History Teacher Humanities Teacher Visual Arts Teacher Provenance Originally published by <a href="http://jacksonville.com/" target="_blank">The Florida Times-Union</a>. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://jacksonville.com/" target="_blank">The Florida Times-Union</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 art artist orange county sculpting sculptor sculpture television The Florida Times-Union TV guide