Monuments

Joshua Glover Bust (Etobicoke, None)


Emancipation

This bronze bust depicts Joshua Glover in Joshua Glover Park in the Etobicoke neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. In 1852, Glover escaped from where he was enslaved in St Louis, Missouri, eventually making his way to Canada through the Underground Railroad. He settled in Etobicoke where he married twice. After he escaped, he was captured and taken to a Milwakee jail, but a mob protest led to his rescue and subsequent journey to Canada. This rescue effort helped spur the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin. The artist, Quentin VerCetty, created the bust through the lens of Afrofuturism. It showcases a well-dressed Glover, decorated with flowers and holding books, looking ahead while hurling away the chains of slavery with a cyborg arm. As no photographs of Glover exist, the likeness was based on written references and composite drawings.


Monument type:

Bust

Artist:

Quentin VerCetty

Dedication Date:

2021-06-30

Address:

Etobicoke

None

Inscription:

We Remember Joshua Glover (c.1811-1888)

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Conception Date:
2018-01-01
Opening Date:
44378-01-01
Material:
Bronze
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Quentin VerCetty
Cost / Value:
$75,856.91
Erected by:
City of Toronto
Funded by:
Etobicoke Historical Society
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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