In Glory (sculpture), how is the Commission discussed?
The sculpture was commissioned by Joseph F. Miller, founder of the J. F. Miller Center.  The dedication date is listed as March 1999. The Center on West Michigan Street used to house the Second Baptist Church, one of the city's oldest African-American Baptist churches, until it moved in 2002.  The building was renovated to house offices, as the Miller Center, which commissioned the sculpture.Bibbs drew inspiration from the Bible's Book of Ezekiel, from African-American heritage and from an African-American medical clinic located nearby.
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