George Nock: Breaking Barriers
The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens is pleased to share the George Nock: Breaking Barriers exhibition, which will run May 9 - August 20, 2023. We are honored to partner with The George and Mary Nock Foundation to present a retrospective exposition of George Nock’s artwork and celebrate his contributions as an artist, athlete, and barrier breaker. An accomplished artist and former NFL running back, Nock devoted his life to the creation of realistic figures in bronze.
His final work, Barrier Breakers, commemorates the first racially integrated Little League game in the South, played in 1955 at Orlando's Lorna Doone Park. This iconic sculpture is a fitting culmination of the career of the man who embodied courage and grace in his own role in history. As a 1966 Morgan State University football team member, Nock also broke racial barriers, playing in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, helping the team become the first historically black college team to win an integrated bowl game
Museum hours are:
Tuesday thru Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m.
Monday: Closed
Date and Time
Saturday May 27, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
Exhibition runs May 9 through August 20, 2023.
Museum hours are:
Tuesday thru Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m.
Monday: Closed
Location
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
633 Osceola Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32789
Fees/Admission
Adults $12
Seniors (60+) $10
College students with ID $10
Students (K-12) $7
Members & children 4 & under are free
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Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens: 407-647-6294
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