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Chuck Baird (February 22, 1947 – February 10, 2012) [1] was an American Deaf artist who was one of the more notable founders of the De'VIA art movement, [2] [3] an aesthetic of Deaf Culture in which visual art conveys a Deaf world view.
Deaf-mute is a literal translation of the French sourd-muet which was already in use in France in the 19th century, in the works of the founder of the deaf school in Paris, as well as in the name of the school, the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets à Paris. Since some Deaf people can also speak, the term deaf-mute is not accurate.
Deaf View Image Art, abbreviated as De'VIA, is a genre of visual art that intentionally represents the Deaf experience and Deaf culture. Although De'VIA works have been created throughout history, the term was first defined and recognized as an art genre in 1989. [ 1 ]
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Deaf Culture: a journey through the experience of seeing the world through the Deaf worldview; Luther "Dummy" Hoy: sharing the story of Dummy Taylor, a graduate of the Kansas School for the Deaf and pitcher for the New York Giants in the early 1900s; A Different Way To Hear: a video presentation of Deaf history and culture
Miller was the first known artists to exhibit art about the deaf experience, some notable works being "Ameslan Prohibited", "Let There Be Light", and "Bell School". Most of her was known as "resistance De'VIA" which is work that talks about the negative aspects of the deaf experience.
That’s OK for Kris, though, and for many other deaf people, because being deaf isn’t a disqualifier. Back in 1920 there were a few states that, for a short time, didn’t allow deaf people to ...