Mother - Replica - Albin Polasek Museum - Winter Park, Florida, USA.
N 28° 35.741 W 081° 20.619
17R E 466398 N 3163239
A larger than life bronze sculpture named 'Mother' - Located at the entrance to the Albin Polasek Museum & Florida. The original stands at Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMGZJ3
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
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Entrance to the Museum garden is free. Entry recomended to the museum only $5 if you wish to use the facilities, cafe, shop, or interested in Art, & Sculptures.
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A small plaque by this sculpture explains that were two casts of this Bronze sculpture, the first was in 1927, the second in 1973.
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The first cast of 'Mother' (1927) stands at - Bohemian National Cemetery, 5255 North Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois. The Coordinates are N 41° 58.659 W 087° 43.564
This exact replica 'Mother' cast in bronze (1973). Stands outside the entrance drive to the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Avenue, Winter Park, Florida.
" A group of three figures. Two children and a female, in the center, the "mother" stands with her outstretched proper right arm encircling a partially draped young boy who stands beside her, and in her proper left arm, holds a younger nude child to her chest." Text Source: (
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Info about the artist from Wikipedia:
"Albin Polasek (February 14, 1879 – May 19, 1965) was a Czech-American sculptor and educator. He created more than four hundred works during his career, two hundred of which are now displayed in the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida." Text Source: (
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The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens.
633 Osceola Avenue,
Winter Park,
Florida.
USA.