The Museum’s Permanent Collection and Florida Southern College’s Permanent Collection. On June 1, 2017, Polk Museum of Art affiliated with Florida Southern College. As part of the affiliation, the Museum houses and cares for a portion of the Florida Southern College Permanent Collection. This collection features newly-acquired works focusing on the human figure in American art. The collection is comprised largely of gifts arranged by J. William Meek, III and Barbara Hanson Meek or through the Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida.