Emily - Winter Park, FL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Note: This is for listing FL000437.
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The Polasek Museum has a large number of his works on display, and several more, like this one, can be found around town. This listing has more details that the other statue.
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Inscription: (On plaque on top of basin edge, raised:) "EMILY"/by/ALBIN POLASEK/1879-1965/PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF WINTER PARK/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/WINTER PARK SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL/ALBIN POLASEK FOUNDATION-WINTER PARK SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL/MARCH 11, 1984

Description: A sculpture in a fountain with a nude woman kneeling, draped only to her upper thigh, strumming a harp with both hands. She has long hair that rolls into a curl down her back. The harp has a goat's head at the crown. The sculpture is mounted atop a base in the center of a circular basin of the fountain. There is a plaque on the rim of the basin.

Remarks: Presented by the Albin Polasek Foundation in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.

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TITLE: Emily ARTIST(S): Albin Polasek DATE: 1963 MEDIUM: Bronze, Brick CONTROL NUMBER: IAS FL000437 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: City Park, Park Ave DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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