'His story, both here and in the United States, helped to propel the abolitionist movement.'
“I was once told that a successful art piece is an art piece that contains a bit of the artist’s soul in it,” he told reporters, recounting how he presented Glover’s story during Black history month at his Rexdale school.“People thought I made that story up and it was interesting because they always asked me, ‘Where’s the proof? Where are these stories in our history books?’ And this came from my teacher who said this.
VerCetty said he interpreted Afrofuturism and designed the memorial based on imagining humans as cyborgs. The sculpted bust shows the top half of Glover’s body with a cyborg-like right arm with shackles and on Glover’s left side he can be seen wearing a suit and holding books close to his chest. When asked if there were plans to expand the bust sculpture into a full statue, he said he would like to see that ultimately happen. However, it appeared there were budgetary restrictions — something Mayor John Tory pledged to rectify, saying he would work to find more money to make that happen.
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