Polk Museum of Art Sculpture Garden
800 East Palmetto Street
Lakeland, FL 33801
Contact: Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director
Tel: 863.688.7743
fax 863.688.2611
email: dstetson@polkmuseumofart.org
Website: www.polkmuseumofart.org

The Sculpture Garden is an outdoor setting, accessible only through the Polk Museum of Art, for many of the large-scale sculptures in the museum's collection. The museum is a private, non-profit organization. As part of the Polk Museum of Art's current building, which opened in 1988, the Garden has approximate dimensions of 85' x 26'. It features a large "water wall,' in which sits two sculptures by W. Stanley Proctor.

Free Admission.

Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9-5 Monday, Saturday, 10-5 Sunday, 1-5.

For directions call museum Monday through Friday,8-5. Free parking on site.

Facilities include restrooms and gift shop.

Guided group tours are possible.Call Curator of Education for details.

No printed material available on Sculpture Garden.

All fifth grade students in Polk County tour the museum and its Sculpture Garden. Other community organizations tour the museum on an irregular basis.

Currently on display are the following works from the museum's collection:

Michael Mick. Emergenceraku ceramic aluminum48"x48"x48"
James Bassham. Still Life with Pears, polychromed wood54"x30"x72"
Fonchen Lord. Four Fold #3, enamel stainless steel, acrylic urethane96"x60"x40"
W. Stanley. Manatee, Proctor bronze34"x20"x20
W. Stanley. Dolphins, Proctorcarrara marble" 45"x21"x12"
Jane Jaskevich. Revelation, Portuguese rose marble25"x15"x10"
Carol Brown. Three of the Others, painted aluminum 71"x57"x31"
David Davis. Sun Echo, painted steel 120"x40"x48"
Franklin Simmons. Seated Nude, stainless steel marble 56"x38"x24"

Bronze works on loan from artist Robert Wick through July 2000:

Shift 92"H
Original Balance 84"H
Many Arms 82"H
Bouquet Model 36"H

The museum has approximately 1500 objects in its collection. Those listed above constitute all works in the collection that have been displayed in the sculpture garden during the last two years.