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April 21, 2006

Museum Honors Polk County First Responders/Emergency Personnel & Families

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, APRIL 29 AND 30, 2006

POLK MUSEUM OF ART HONORS POLK COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS/EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES

On Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, Polk County firefighters, police officers and other first responders and their families are invited to Polk Museum of Art to view the powerful new exhibition entitled AFTERMATH: Images from Ground Zero, Photography by Joel Meyerowitz. The exhibition will be on display from April 22 through July 9, 2006. ADMISSION WILL BE FREE THAT WEEK-END and Museum hours will be Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Joel Meyerowitz is one of the most respected color photographers working today. His first book Cape Light is considered a classic work of color photography. He has had one-person exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and over 250 other museums.

On September 23, 2001, Meyerowitz took his camera to the site on which the World Trade Towers had stood. For the next eight months he recorded the process of clearing the wreckage and coping with the tragedy. At first denied permission to photograph the site, Meyerowitz persisted and became the only photographer able to work within the wreckage. His efforts are a testament to the power of documented history. AFTERMATH includes 31 images selected from the thousands he shot, two of which are monumental: one measuring 8’ x 10’ and the other 8’ x 22’.

The idea for the exhibition came from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. A version of the exhibition was inaugurated by Colin Powell in the spring of 2002. To date, millions of people from across the globe have viewed these startling and beautiful images.

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Polk Museum of Art is located in Lakeland, Florida. The Museum is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Central Florida. The Museum is the only art museum accredited by the American Association of Museums serving the 528,000 residents of Polk County. Regular Museum hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free for Museum members. General admission is $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for Seniors (62 and older). Children and students with ID are free. Admission is free to all on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until noon and on quarterly 5th Sundays. The Museum is fully accessible.

Polk Museum of Art :: 800 East Palmetto Street :: Lakeland, Florida 33801-5529

info@polkmuseumofart.org

Posted by Kristin Carlson at April 21, 2006 10:06 AM

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