In this exhibition of selected works from the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College’s permanent collection, we will explore the concept of what it means to call something an American work of art.
Read MoreDr. H. Alexander Rich, Curator and Director of Galleries & Exhibitions, discusses the exhibition, "Renoir: Les Études."
Long a household name, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is considered to be one of the great nineteenth-century masters.
Read MoreIn most official art historical accounts of American art, it is not until the 1940s that American art found and identifiable home-grown style with the advent of Abstract Expressionism.
Read MoreLong a household name, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is considered to be one of the great nineteenth-century masters.
Read MoreArtist Bill Rutherfoord speaks about his work featured in the exhibition Allegory of No Region.
Read MoreFaces in the Crowd is the second in a series of exhibitions showcasing the latest acquisitions of figurative American art in the collection of the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College (FSC).
Read MoreThe current exhibition, "Faces in the Crowd," is composed of a selection of the newest collection of Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College’s latest acquisitions of figurative American art. In order to display many of the works, our curatorial team choose to use the salon style hang. But what is the origin of the salon style hang?
Read MoreGino Miles speaks about the inspiration behind the work featured in his exhibition Bound Ascension.
Read MoreQ&A with artist Jason Myers about his exhibition STATUS: fluid | dynamic.
Read MoreCollections Manager and Registrar Loren Hicks photographs a piece of art from the Polk Museum of Art's Asian art collection.
Read MoreRembrandt van Rijn founded the most influential Academy that ever existed in the Dutch Republic (1581-1795), training dozens of painters to work in the “Rembrandtesque” manner.
Read MoreThe Figure in American Art offers but a mere introduction to the Museum’s newest works in the permanent collection.
Read MoreDr. H. Alexander Rich, Curator and Director of Galleries & Exhibitions, discusses the exhibition, "Renoir: Les Études."
Read MoreCarlton Ward’s work is part of a long history of photographers focused on raising awareness about and influencing attitudes toward issues of conservation.
Read MoreCollector George Lowe gives a Gallery Talk about the artwork from his collection featured in the exhibition One Collector's Dream.
Read MoreArtist Josephine Sacabo speaks at the opening reception of her exhibition Lessons from the Shadows
Read MoreToday, the Polk Museum of Art has an impressive and diverse collection of fine and decorative art. The permanent collection has nearly 2,500 objects ranging ancient to contemporary.
Read MoreThe Huntsville Museum of Art has achieved many milestones since its inception in 1970, but the acquisition of the Sellars Collection of art by American women represents a truly redefining moment.
Read MoreCurator of Art, Adam Justice speaks with artist Michiko Fujii Fowler about her Exhibition Matter Makes Space.
Read MoreThe Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida
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