The Glory canvas artwork

Object

Canvas

Production date

2014

Object number

2025.8

Physical Description

Square canvas artwork for The Glory, with graphic illustrations celebrating the night club. Graphics include blue squares background; four faces in different styles of people associated with the club; a headless body and matches being lit, surrounding text reading 'The Glory' in yellow.

Description

The Glory canvas artwork

Object history

The Glory was an LGBTQIA+ bar in Haggerston from 2014 until 2024

Personal experiences

"It became a brand and it showed other people that it was possible to be queer led, queer run, venue that was financially viable, we survived the pandemic for instance. It showed there was a need for queer spaces in this hetero-normative world. And that our culture, even as alternative as it may seem from the outside, really was that we were normal human beings going about our day, doing things in a community led way, without offence, and with a sense of fairness and peace. Very peaceful environments. We don’t get fights here, people rarely row. And I suppose creating a business with a sense of fair play in every aspect. So I’m very proud, and my business partners are very proud that you know, from the offset, we never treated it as a money grab. It was very much a labour of love, and I think that showed in people’s reactions to its closure, which we had to do, because the building is falling to bits. I think we ruined that building, we literally sucked the cement out of every brick, until it was just a husk on the building. And we’re just carrying that on with our new building, the divine, which is bigger, better, more solid and we have a lease for 10 years so we’re not going anywhere, so basically its helped us get to this stage. So we’re very proud of what we did with that community and what we did with the building. I will miss that beautiful old dickensian pub".
- John Nolan (AKA John Sizzle) March 2024

Associated Organisation

The Glory (Place)

Associated Person

John Sizzle

Material

Canvas (for painting) (Fina arts)

Dimension

Width: 40cm
Height: 40cm

On display?

Inscription

The Glory