The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 73, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1994 Page: 3 of 26
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THE OKLAHOMA EAGLE
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Community Spotlight
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improve at Hillcrest Hospital’s Kaiser Rehab Center and to VIVIAN
BURTON, a patient at St. Francis Hospital.
BUY NOW,
ANNE BROWN
DOVIE JONES BLACK celebrated her March 17 birthday by
hostessing a dinner for 20 of her neighbors, former co-workers,
classmates, relatives, and friends at the popular Spaghetti Warehouse
on E. Brady. It was a group of congenial, racially integrated
celebrants. BLACK was surprised to receive a variety of gifts, among
which was a lovely corsage that she wore the remainder of the
evening. The birthday cake was delicious and shared with all the
guests. A rap-like version of a birthday greeting was done for BLACK
by a small group of waiters and waitresses. “The dinner party was my
way of saying ‘thanks’ for kindness shown me, especially during the
extended illness and recent passing of my mother,” BLACK said.
Attending guests were JOE and MAXINE COFFEY, CASTELLA
MATTHEWS, ODENE BRINKLEY, DAN TAYLOR, PATRICIA
NOEY, DIANE MCCLAIN, LEE GRIMES, THEODORE and JANE
EVELYN OWENS, RAYMOND and BERTHA MCINTYRE, RICCO
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GLORIA JACKSON.
A Saturday funeral service was held at Faith Christian Fellowship
for the late MARVA PARKER, daughter of HENRY and
THERM APLE DEAN. PARKER was eulogized by REV. L LAKEY.
Wj join others in extending to the family our sympathies.
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First Baptist Church is busily planning for its 95th
anniversary observance. Obviously, the church is only
five years removed from being 100 years old. LEROY
K. JORDAN is pastor. Congratulations to NAOMA
WIMBERLY, director of the Jordanaires, an all-male
First Baptist Chorus, who received a beautiful plaque in
recognition for dedication and service to the group and
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EMORY WHEATLEY at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
REV. W.E. JARRETT officiated. WHEATLEY, known to
relatives and friends as “JUNIOR," passed away after a
lengthy illness. We extend sympathies to “LUE," his
widows and to other relatives and friends.
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From the desk of GLORIA JACKSON. . .Sunday,
March 20, the First Presbyterian Church, in cooperation
with the Jewish Federation of Tnlsa and the ft Isa
Metropolitan Ministry, presented the “Gates of Justice"
musical composition written by DAVE BRUBECK,
another in a series of Festival of Music concerts.
Featured soloists were KEITH JEMISON, baritone and
DIETRICK MILLER, tenor. The Jazz Trio of DON
RYAN with CHARLES EMERSON on drums and REED
MATHIS on bass was also a standout, as were the brass
section of the Tulsa Philharmonic and the First
Presbyterian Chancel Choir. The entire concert,
conducted by WILLIAM H. MATHIS, was based on
speeches and writings of MARTIN LUTHER KING, the
Jewish Bible and Prayer Book and IOLA BRUBECK.
This magnificent event was free to the public.
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maker, she continued to develop her
skills as a painter. Moving to Tulsa,
she married Henry Johnson in 1939. display until April 15. Anyone who
At one time, she recalls, she was can’t make the opening may call
asked to meet Dr. Adah Robinson, of Future Vision (583-8145) for an
the art department at the University of appointment to see it This exhibit is
Tulsa. A friend of Johnson’s had sponsored by the Church of
shown her work to Robinson. Upon Restoration, Future Vision Fine Art
their meeting, Robinson exclaimed Gallery, and the North Tulsa Heritage
loudly, “You paint apples better than Foundation.
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50 years of virtual obscurity, segregation, Johnson could_____
multitalented artist Ima Wilson become a student there, although she
Johnson will have part of her life’s wanted to study under Robinson,
work on display at the Church of However, Robinson realized
Restoration, 1314 N. Greenwood Johnson’s talents and taught her
Ave., on Sunday, March 27, with a watercolor privately in her home,
reception and program from I to 4 Encouraged by her husband and
p.m. In celebration of Women’s Robinson, Johnson attended the all-
History Month, this exhibit will black Langston University, where she
highlight the life and art of Johnson. obtained training in oil and acrylics
Not resentful at having been She received a degree in music in
ignored by the art community all 1950 and later obtained a degree in
these years, Johnson says that she art
never intended to market her work, “I Johnson began teaching at Ralph J.
gave a lot of it away to friends and Bunche Elementary School. Soon
relatives. Most of her work has been after schools were desegregated, she
stored away for years, gathering dust decided to study for her master’s in
In fact, the general public would not art at TU. There, she met and was
have become aware of Ima Johnson’s influenced by Alexandre Hogue, who
work if it had not been for Francine taught her lithography. She obtained
Campbell, owner of Future Vision her master’s in art from the
Art Gallery. Campbell, while visiting university.
her great-aunt Ima, found more than In her 30 years with the Tulsa
100 pieces of her aunt’s work stored Public Schools, Johnson taught and
in the basement, unseen for 45 years, influenced several well-known Afro-
Campbell persuaded her aunt to American artists, such as Felix Cole,
display a few pieces of her work at Alex Corbbrey, Wilhelmina Brewer
the gallery. and William Ashley. Currently,
“I realize now that art has to be Johnson teaches and assists in the art
shared, it can’t be hidden away,” says program at the Salvation Army’s
Johnson. Exhibited will be paintings Mabee North Center. Johnson has
in oil and acrylics, watercolors, quilts, won several awards for her quilt
dolls, knitting and crocheted pieces, making and is a member of the Green
representing work that spans more Country Quilters Guild.
than 50 years of her life. Childless, Johnson says that she
Growing up in Tiggs, Texas, wanted children. “But God knew
Johnson showed a natural talent for what was best. He allowed me to
pencil sketching. Encouraged by her teach and be with hundreds of them
mother, also a talented artist and quilt in my lifetime and I loved them as
my own."
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