Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame
The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization to celebrate the sport of polo.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview
It was founded by four polo players, H. Jeremy Chisholm, Philip L. B. Iglehart, Leverett S. Miller, and George C. Sherman, Jr. in Lexington, Kentucky in 1988.[1][2][3][4] The first inductions into the hall of fame were in 1990.[5][6] In 1997, it was relocated to a ten-acre estate in Lake Worth, Florida.[2][3][4][7]
The museum includes a trophy by Paul Storr and paintings by Franklin Brooke Voss, George Derville Rowlandson and Paul Brown.[1]
Honorees
- See footnote[8]
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 Official website, Introduction
- 1 2 3 Horace Laffaye, Dennis J. Amato, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 289
- 1 2 3 Chisholm Gallery
- 1 2 3 Polosport
- 1 2 Victor J. Danilov, Hall of Fame Museums: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997, p. 133
- ↑ Official website, List of Inductees
- ↑ Official website, Contact Us
- ↑ Hall of Fame List of Inductees (Alphabetical). Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- 1 2 3 4 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame: 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
External links
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