Venue: Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Avenue
City / State: Winter Park, FL
The Art of Science Fiction, Adventure and Fantasy... The unexpected, the eerie and the uncanny will be introduced in this fresh and surprising view of American illustration, high lighting some of the exotic adventures, fantastic fables and romantic encounters told in magazines and books published between 1914 and 1995. Drawn from the acclaimed Korshak Collection, the 50 original works feature 22 pioneering illustrators including N.C. Wyeth, J. Allen St. John, Frank R. Paul, Hannes Bok, Margaret Brundage and Frank Frazetta.
Entrance into the museum is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors; $3 forstudent; and children under 12 yrs are admitted free. Closed Thanksigiving and Christmas Day. For more information, call: 407-647-6294, or visit www.polasek.org
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In Winter Park, the Florida retirement home of internationally acclaimed sculptor Albin Polasek has become one of the region’s
preeminent cultural spots: The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens. Polasek retreated to Winter Park in 1950 and opened his three acre estate to the public in 1961. Approximately 200 of the 400 works attributed to the Czech-born artist are on the museum property, including his signature, award-winning sculpture, Man Carving His Own Destiny. After his death in 1965, his studio, home and galleries were opened to the public and the museum was created. This breathtaking property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
