Forest Idyl - Central Park - Winter Park, Florida, USA.
N 28° 35.678 W 081° 21.058
17R E 465682 N 3163125
Forest Idyl - A bronze sculpture by Albin Polasek, features a female wood Nymph with two wild Deer. Placed in 1966 at Central Park, Winter Park, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMGZM0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
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From Wikipedia:
"The 'Forest Idyl' depicts a nature scene, supposedly occurring in a forest, of a wood nymph mingling with two wild deer. This is the aspect of the piece that suggests the “Forest” part of its name. Merriam-Webster describes an “idyll” as “a work that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment." Combined in the name Forest Idyl, these concepts evoke a peaceful scene taking place in a forest environment.
Forest Idyl (sometimes spelled Forest Idyll, but originally titled "Idyl") is a bronze statue created in 1924 by Albin Polasek while he was head of the Sculpture Department at the Art Institute of Chicago. There are several copies of three versions of the sculpture, the locations of which are Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina; three in Winter Park, Florida, at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens and at City Hall; and in Muncie, Indiana, at Ball State University." Text Source: (
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This bronze sculpture by the World famous Albin Polasek (1878 - 1965) was donated to the City of Winter Park in 1966 by the Albin Polasek foundation.
Info about the artist from Wikipedia:
"Albin Polasek (February 14, 1879 – May 19, 1965) was a Czech-American sculptor and educator. He created more than four hundred works during his career, two hundred of which are now displayed in the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida." Text Source: (
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