{"id":4764,"date":"2022-04-21T02:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2022-04-21T02:04:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:04:35","slug":"toledo-museum-of-art-welcomes-living-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/21\/toledo-museum-of-art-welcomes-living-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Toledo Museum of Art Welcomes Living Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Artist Leroy Almon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Tricia Hall
\nThe Truth Reporter<\/p>\n

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Toledo Museum of Art\u2019s Living Legacies exhibition organized a special event that featured Lonnie Holley on Friday, April 8, 2022 inside the museum\u2019s Great Hall. The honoree is one among the 24 featured artists who contributed to the exhibit. Holley performed a one-hour set of improvisational music with guitarist Lee Bains, before concluding the evening with a one-hour public chat with Audrey Johnson, CEO of UnBounded Artists Development Community.<\/p>\n

Among his hour-long foot-tapping performance were these lyrics, \u201che would sit by a big \u2018ol tree and crying,\u201d from a selection about fixing souls and also, \u201csitting there waiting on the spirit to come,\u201d which both received applauds from an estimated 100 attendees.<\/p>\n

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By Artist Thorton Dial, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThank you for your hand claps. Hopefully you\u2019re learning from what I\u2019m singing. I remember telling my mother that I didn\u2019t want to be a preacher, but people should learn from each other and the art on the wall that fills this museum,\u201d shared Holley.<\/p>\n

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Holley was born in 1950 in Alabama. Since 1979, according to his website, he has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity in the areas of art and music. Holley\u2019s sculptures are constructed from materials found in old traditional African-American sculptures. His work is on display in the Toledo Museum of Art and other major museums across the United States.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is a collection of major works by African American artists from the southern portion of the United States of America. The Living Legacies: Art of the African American South features 24 unique works of art from multiple artists.<\/p>\n

The pieces include large scale assemblages, mixed media sculptures, paintings, textiles and works on paper. The exhibition artists include: Leroy Almon, Louisiana Bendolph, Thornton Dial, Thornton Dial Jr, Richard Dial, Lonnie Holley, Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, Ronald Luckett, Joe Minter, John Murray, Jessie Pettway, Lola Pettway, Lucy Pettway, Martha Pettway, Rita Mae Pettway, Royal Robertson, Florine Smith, Georgia Speller, Henry Speller, Luster Willis and Estelle Witherspoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the collection and realize that there was so much information. We must all bring our friends, family, schools and churches back to review all this information, shared Holley.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is supported presenting sponsors by Susan and Tom Palmer, seasonal sponsor ProMedica, and additional support from the Ohio Arts Council and TMA Ambassadors. According to the museum\u2019s website, the exhibition opened January 15 and closes May 1.<\/p>\n

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Lonnie Holley\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lonnie Holley with guitarist Lee Bains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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