“I believe history is the blueprint for the future. Through this poster, I would like to give the next generation of African-Canadians the hope that the future will be brighter than the past…” Robert Small - Black History Month Poster Unveiling, 2007 Toronto-based visual artist, owner of The Small Gallery and the man behind Legacy Enterprises, Robert Small has made it his life’s ambition to ensure that African-Canadians gain ‘full knowledge’ of their rich, indelible contributions and their powerful legacy to Canada—our home and native land—through his artwork, and he has made a lucrative career doing it. The creative mastermind behind The Official Black History Poster™, aptly renamed to Legacy Poster™ in recent years, Small is a self-taught artist who embarked on a creative journey 16 years ago to gain recognition for Black History Month and his posters, which proved to be a successful marriage between art and enterprise. The poster is a visual juxtaposition of diverse, successful and inspiring, contemporary and historic African-Canadians that showcase Smalls’ artistic signature of bright vivid portraits. His posters can be found mounted on the walls of classrooms, libraries, community organizations, churches, banks, homes and a variety of places across Canada, which is no small feat. Viewed by many as a leading and prominent Black History Month ambassador, Small has accumulated an expansive list of accomplishments as one of Canada’s most … [Read more...]