EXPLORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR
Permanent COLLECTION

Polk Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection currently consists of over 3000 works, consisting of the following major collection categories: American Art to 1960, American Paintings & Sculpture Since 1960, Photography, Drawings & Prints, Global Art, Decorative Art & Design, and the American & Figurative Art Collection. Explore some highlights from our collection below.

Robert Remsen Vickrey (American, 1926 - 2011), 2008, egg tempera on panel, gift of the Vickrey Estate, made possible by Harmon-Meek Gallery

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ‘Undecided: The appearance of a proprietress of the Kaei era(1848-1854),’ 1888, Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Gift of G.E. Robert Meyer

Senufo Mask, Ivory Coast, 20th Century, Wood, Gift of the Dr. Alan & Linda Rich Collection

 

Florida Southern College COLLECTION

Robert Remsen Vickrey (1926-2011), ‘Parthenon Procession,’ 2010, Egg tempera on gesso panel, Gift of Scott, Nicole, and Carri Vickrey, made possible by Harmon-Meek Gallery, FSC Permanent Collection FP.2017.19.5.

Figurative American Art 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.

 

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CLAUDIUS TRIUMPH, ALEXANDER VON WAGNER (HUNGARIAN, 1838-1919) DATE UNKNOWN (LIKELY 1870S OR LATER), GIFT OF EMILE E. WATSON, FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE PERMANENT COLLECTION.

Allison Danielson, ‘Fighting the Blues in Quarantine,’ 2020, Alcohol ink on yuppo paper, 11 x 14 inches, Part of the Hindsight 2020: Art of This Moment online exhibition

 

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