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Collection in Focus: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oct
17
6:30 PM18:30
Collection in Focus

Collection in Focus: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

‘Tiresome, The Appearance of a Virgin of the Kansei Era,’ 1888, Woodblock print, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 1995.39.1, Gift of Robert Meyer.

While the Museum houses over 2,800 objects, only a small percentage of the collection is on display at any given time. Our Collection in Focus series was created to give an intimate look at the pieces not often featured.

During this Collection in Focus event, Veljko Dujin (M.A., Asian Studies from Florida International University), will dive into the woodblock prints featured in Thirty-Two Aspects of Customs & Manners: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

About our Speaker

Veljko Dujin received his B.A. and M.A. in Asian Studies from Florida International University and is currently working on his Ph.D. from University of Belgrade with a focus on Japanese Zen Art. From 2006 until 2014, he was the Curator of Collections at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. Currently, Dujin is an independent curator and art advisor interested in Japanese art and culture, art by female artists, and contemporary ceramics.

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Collection in Focus: Fonchen Lord
Mar
19
11:00 AM11:00
Collection in Focus

Collection in Focus: Fonchen Lord

FONCHEN LORD, ‘FOUR FOLD #3,’ 1988, STAINLESS STEEL AND ACRYLIC URETHANE, GIFT OF WILLIAM W. LORD, POLK MUSEUM OF ART PERMANENT COLLECTION.

While the Museum houses over 2,800 objects, only a small percentage of the collection is on display at any given time. Our Collection in Focus series was created to give an intimate look at the pieces not often featured.

During this Collection in Focus event, Ann Gurley Rogers will discuss the works of Florence Usher Lord — known to most as Fonchen Lord — a prolific abstract artist, ever-evolving in her artistic expression. Lord created Abstract Expressionist, Op Art, and Minimalist works, which culminated in her most recognizable objects: unique folded metal paintings and sculptures. This special walking tour* will feature artworks in the permanent collections of the Polk Museum of Art and on the campus of Florida Southern College.

Ann Gurley Rogers and her husband, Jim, co-authored the book PMoA at 43, which documents the founding and evolution of Polk Museum of Art. In 2013, she curated a retrospective exhibition of Fonchen Lord’s art at the Melvin Gallery at Florida Southern College, and, in 2017, co-curated a Fonchen Lord exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. She is currently Fonchen Lord’s official biographer.

Participants for this special walking tour will meet at the Polk Museum of Art at 800 East Palmetto Street Lakeland, Florida 33801.

*Please note: As this will be an outdoor event with movement between between sites, we recommend comfortable, outdoor-friendly attire and walking shoes.

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Feb
11
6:00 PM18:00
Collection in Focus

Collection in Focus

Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American, Cow (Pink on Yellow), 1966, Screenprint on wallpaper, Gift of Anonymous Donor in Honor of the 2012 Art Resource Trust and Adam Justice, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2013.5

Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American, Cow (Pink on Yellow), 1966, Screenprint on wallpaper, Gift of Anonymous Donor in Honor of the 2012 Art Resource Trust and Adam Justice, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2013.5

Every museum has thousands of works in storage that rarely get to be seen by the public. With our Collection in Focus Talks, we pull back the curtain. Attendees have an exclusive opportunity to delve into hidden gems and curiosities of our collection and to learn about works of art not often on display. With objects removed from storage just for the day and for those who attend, each talk features different under-studied areas of the permanent collection and be led by an expert in the field.

Join us as Dr. Alexander Rich dives into an in depth discussion on a drawing by Arshile Gorky.

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Oct
1
6:00 PM18:00
Collection in Focus

Collection in Focus

Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American, Cow (Pink on Yellow), 1966, Screenprint on wallpaper, Gift of Anonymous Donor in Honor of the 2012 Art Resource Trust and Adam Justice, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2013.5

Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American, Cow (Pink on Yellow), 1966, Screenprint on wallpaper, Gift of Anonymous Donor in Honor of the 2012 Art Resource Trust and Adam Justice, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2013.5

Every museum has thousands of works in storage that rarely get to be seen by the public. With our new Collection in Focus Talks, we pull back the curtain. Attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to delve into hidden gems and curiosities of our collection and to learn about works of art not often on display. With objects removed from storage just for the day and for those who attend, each talk will feature different under-studied areas of the permanent collection and be led by an expert in the field. 

In this Collection in Focus, Dr. Kristen Carter will discuss a selection of Pop Art in the Museum's Permanent Collection. Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects.

Dr. Carter is the newest faculty member in Florida Southern College’s Department of Art History & Museum Studies and will begin classes in Fall 2019. Kristen Carter is an art historian, curator, and earned her PhD in the Department of Art History at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include modes of viewership, participation, and subject formation with an emphasis on post-1968 artistic praxis and pedagogy.

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