The exhibit and opening are free and open to the public.
Jackson, who was named a Lincoln Laureate earlier this month by Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, created "Bronzeville to Harlem" as a sculptural interpretation of the Harlem Renaissance period. The work comprises a 70-foot neighborhood, with more than 30 buildings and 300 small figures in painted steel and cast bronze. [Image: Detail from "Bronzeville to Harlem."] Jackson has called it "the most significant piece of work I have ever executed." [Image: Additional detail from "Bronzeville to Harlem."
Jackson is professor of sculpture at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He created the RiverFront Sculpture Walk in Peoria and is developing a permanent sculpture garden along the Illinois River shore as part of the revitalization of the riverfront trail. His works have been exhibited throughout the United States.
The exhibit "Bronzeville to Harlem" is sponsored by the Knox College Intercultural Life Office, Art Department, Black Studies Department, Allied Blacks for Liberty and Equality, and Lectures and Concerts Committee; the Galesburg Support Group for African American Affairs, and the Association for Black Culture Centers.
Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college, located in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 42 states and 33 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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