20 North Gallery's 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit
20 North Gallery Presents 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit: Homage to LeMaxie Glover
Downtown gallery pays tribute to late Toledo sculptor with exhibition of local and regional artists in the longest-running Black History Month art event in Toledo
Toledo, OH—January 14, 2011. On Friday, January 28th, 20 North Gallery will open their 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit: Homage to LeMaxie Glover. The show will continue through Saturday, March 12, 2011. The exhibition was founded by Peggy Grant (current Art Director of 20 North Gallery) in the late 1970’s. Since then, it has been exhibited throughout various locations in the Toledo community and now, for sixteen years, is proudly presented by 20 North Gallery. This event has become an integral part of Toledo’s Black History Month celebrations, and in recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of prominent African-American artists and leaders in our community.
Each year’s exhibit showcases art work of the best Black artists of our region, as well as many nationally recognized artists. In addition, 20 North Gallery arranges school visits and participatory workshops given by visiting artists in local elementary and secondary schools. Other related events during the run of this exhibit have included live poetry readings at 20 North Gallery featuring African-American poets, storytelling, and live musical performances.
This year, educational outreach experiences will include lectures by Karen Glover on the contributions to the art and education communities of Toledo by this year’s featured artist, the late LeMaxie Glover. The exhibit and outreach is made possible by the lifetime of support paid to this groundbreaking exhibition by its founder, Peggy Grant.
In 2011, the exhibit is dedicated to the memory of the late Toledo artist, LeMaxie Glover, whose lifework has served as an inspiration to countless artists of our region and beyond, crossing all cultural boundaries. This year’s exhibit features selected works from the estate of Glover and other private collections.
LeMaxie Glover was born in Kellys, Georgia in 1916 and came to the Toledo area during the time now known as the Great Northern Migration in the years of industrial growth following WWI. A graduate of Libbey High School, Glover worked with the New York Central Railroad Company until, at the age of 34, he decided to enroll as a full-time student at what is now The University of Toledo. In 1954 he received his Bachelor of Education degree. In 1955, through the support of public grants and private endowments, he received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. At that time he was one of only three Black artists ever to study at that prestigious institution. That same year, he became the first African American faculty member of Cranbrook, as professor of Wood Sculpture. Further grants from the Toledo Museum of Art and the Toledo Board of Education enabled him to continue his artistic training through European travel and study.
In 1956, Glover politely refused offers to teach at other universities to return to Toledo as an art instructor for Woodward High School and later—in a conscious dedication to support the central city community—moved to Scott High School. After 25 years of teaching, he retired in 1981.
His many exhibitions included yearly participation in the Toledo Area Artists Exhibit, the Michigan Area Artists Show, the Ohio Sculptors Show and numerous community exhibits in public civic institutions and regional & national art museums—such as the Toledo Museum of Art, in Ohio; the Williston Museum of Art in North Dakota; and the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. His many civic contributions included serving, in its inception, on the Minority Advisory Committee of the Board of the Toledo Museum of Art.
Mr. Glover died at age 67 in 1984, leaving behind a legacy of community service and dedication to educating the artists and art patrons of Toledo’s future.
Also exhibited in the 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit: Homage to LeMaxie Glover will be the work of eighteen celebrated Toledo-area artists: Lorenza Arnold; Aaron S. Bivins; Wil Clay; Charles T. Gabriel, Jr.; Earl VanDerZee Gordon; Alice Grace; Adam Grant; Ronald Jamison; Elizabeth V. Jordan; Marcus Nunn; Ahavalyn Pitts; Brenda Price; Robert E. Shorter; Ramon R. Tiggs; Mack Walton; Warren and Yolanda Woodberry and John Wade III from Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
20 North Gallery, the exhibiting artists and the family of featured artist, the late LeMaxie Glover, will be welcoming friends and collectors at the free Opening Reception on Friday, January 28th, from 6 - 9p.m. Reception attendees can begin celebrating Black History Month by enjoying light refreshments and conversations with these regional artists.
To view a virtual tour by 360GreaterToledo of the 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit: Homage to LeMaxie Glover, visit www.20northgallery.net
What: 16th Annual Black History Month Exhibit: Homage to LeMaxie Glover
Where: 20 North Gallery, 18 N. St. Clair Street, (Downtown) Toledo, Ohio 43604, 419-241-2400
When: January 28 – March 12, 2011
Exhibit Hours
Wednesday: 4 – 8 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday: Noon – 4 p.m.
and By Appointment
Free Opening Reception — Friday, January 28, 2011, 6 – 9 p.m.
For More Information Contact: Condessa Croninger (Associate Art Director) or Peggy Grant (Art Director) at 419-241-2400, or visit www.20northgallery.net
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