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Book Deaf Dogs

    Book Details:
  • Author : Melissa McDaniel
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010-10
  • ISBN : 9780984590308
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book Deaf Dogs written by Melissa McDaniel and published by . This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can't tell you how thrilled I am with Deaf Dogs and Rescued in America.They are absolutely beautiful and you are sending such a vital message. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. --Betty White, actor, comedian & animal advocate Melissa McDaniel's books, Rescued in America and Deaf Dogs, are amazing images of humans' best friends. All dogs deserve a loving human. All humans deserve unqualified love. Go to a shelter and find a friend. Buy this book! A percentage goes to animal charities and you will love looking at the photos of these remarkable animals. --Fred Willard, actor, comedian & animal advocate

Book A Deaf Artist in Early America

Download or read book A Deaf Artist in Early America written by Harlan Lane and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854) was one of the most prominent early American portrait painters. His hauntingly beautiful portraits have a directness and intensity of vision that were rarely equaled, as the images in this book attest. Brewster's portraits have sold astonishingly well at auction, and his work is featured in the collections of prestigious museums, yet curiously little has been written about the life of this deaf artist. Traveling the New England coast to paint the portraits of the merchant class that arose after the Revolution, he lived precisely when a Deaf-World-with its own language, social institutions, and culture-was forming. Harlan Lane, award-winning historian of the Deaf, argues that deaf people are often visually gifted, and that Brewster, as a deaf artist, is part of a long and continuing distinguished tradition. Lane's unprecedented biography both vividly and comprehensively explores Brewster's worlds: he was a seventh-generation descendant of William Brewster, who led the Pilgrims on the Mayflower voyage; he was a member of the Federalist elite; a Deaf man; and, finally, an artist. In 1817, at the age of fifty-one, Brewster attended the first school for the Deaf in America, the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf & Dumb Persons. It's extraordinary to imagine that this was the first time he experienced fluent conversation and real social and intellectual exchange. Yet, as Lane notes, Brewster's ambivalence about this minority reflects the difficult choices confronting many Deaf people, then and now. Including little-known information on the French roots of the American Deaf-World; the Deaf communities of Martha's Vineyard, Maine, and New Hampshire in the nineteenth century; and on contemporary Deaf art, A Deaf Artist in Early America provides a multifaceted glimpse of Brewster, New England history, and the distinctive culture, language, and social institutions of the Deaf in America.

Book Portraits of Public Service

Download or read book Portraits of Public Service written by Staci M. Zavattaro and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community health workers, elections officers, emergency managers, air traffic controllers, government meteorologists, US federal service photographers, and arts and cultural workers perform critical roles, though rarely receive public attention. Their stories told here help reveal this hidden world to provide a rare view of government service.

Book The Gallery of Portraits  Vol  1 7

Download or read book The Gallery of Portraits Vol 1 7 written by Arthur Thomas Malkin and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Thomas Malkin's 'The Gallery of Portraits' is a monumental seven-volume collection that offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of notable individuals throughout history. Written in a detailed and engaging style, Malkin's work provides readers with a literary gallery filled with vivid portraits that not only present biographical information but also delve into the cultural and historical contexts that shaped these figures. Each volume is a treasure trove of character sketches, anecdotes, and insightful analysis, making it a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike who are interested in exploring the diversity of human experience through the lens of biography. The intricate narratives and rich storytelling in Malkin's work make it a compelling read for those looking to deepen their understanding of famous personalities from various epochs and regions. Arthur Thomas Malkin, a renowned historian and biographer, drew upon his extensive research and profound knowledge of world history to create this masterful collection. His passion for uncovering the hidden complexities of individuals and societies shines through in 'The Gallery of Portraits,' demonstrating his dedication to shedding light on the human experience in all its diversity and richness. I highly recommend this meticulously crafted and intellectually stimulating series to anyone seeking a comprehensive exploration of history's most fascinating personalities and their enduring legacies.

Book Deaf Subjects

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brenda Jo Brueggemann
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2009-05-01
  • ISBN : 0814791271
  • Pages : 215 pages

Download or read book Deaf Subjects written by Brenda Jo Brueggemann and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this probing exploration of what it means to be deaf, Brenda Brueggemann goes beyond any simple notion of identity politics to explore the very nature of identity itself. Looking at a variety of cultural texts, she brings her fascination with borders and between-places to expose and enrich our understanding of how deafness embodies itself in the world, in the visual, and in language. Taking on the creation of the modern deaf subject, Brueggemann ranges from the intersections of gender and deafness in the work of photographers Mary and Frances Allen at the turn of the last century, to the state of the field of Deaf Studies at the beginning of our new century. She explores the power and potential of American Sign Language—wedged, as she sees it, between letter-bound language and visual ways of learning—and argues for a rhetorical approach and digital future for ASL literature. The narration of deaf lives through writing becomes a pivot around which to imagine how digital media and documentary can be used to convey deaf life stories. Finally, she expands our notion of diversity within the deaf identity itself, takes on the complex relationship between deaf and hearing people, and offers compelling illustrations of the intertwined, and sometimes knotted, nature of individual and collective identities within Deaf culture.

Book Silent Poetry

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  • Author : Nicholas Mirzoeff
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2019-01-15
  • ISBN : 0691194505
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book Silent Poetry written by Nicholas Mirzoeff and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the dynamic interaction between art and the sign language of the deaf in France from the philsopheRs to the introduction of the sound motion picture. Nicholas Mirzoeff shows how the French Revolution transformed the ancienT regime metaphor of painting as silent poetry into a nineteenth-century school of over one hundred deaf artists. Painters, sculptors, photographers, and graphic artists all emanated from the Institute for the Deaf in Paris, playing a central role in the vibrant deaf culture of the period. With the rise of Darwinism, eugenics, and race science, however, the deaf found themselves categorized as "savages," excluded and ignored by the hearing. This book is concerned with the process and history of that marginalization, the constitution of a "center" from which the abnormal could be excluded, and the vital role of visual culture within this discourse. Based on groundbreaking archival and pictorial research, Mirzoeff's exciting and intertextual analysis of what he terms the "silent screen of deafness" produces an alternative hIstory of nineteenth-century art that challenges canonical view of the history of art, the inheritance of the Enlightenment, and the functions, status, and meanings of visual culture itself. Fusing methodologies from cultural studies, poststructuralism and art history, his study will be important for students and scholars of art history, cultural and deaf studies, and the history of medicine, and will interest a general audience concerned with the relationship of the deaf and the larger society. Nicholas Mirzoeff is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book The Photographic Times

Download or read book The Photographic Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Art

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  • Author : Yale University Art Gallery
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2023-06-27
  • ISBN : 0300269714
  • Pages : 310 pages

Download or read book American Art written by Yale University Art Gallery and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour through the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings of American art, one of the most exceptional museum collections of its kind This volume presents an engaging selection of highlights and introduces readers to the richness and diversity of the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings of American art. An introductory essay outlines pivotal moments in the three-hundred-year history of collecting, exhibiting, and teaching with American art at Yale and commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Friends of American Arts at Yale, whose support continues to ensure the excellence of the collection. The more than one hundred object entries that follow create a narrative that charts the multiplicity of experiences and accomplishments of artists and artisans living and working in North America--from the earliest days of European settlement to the present. Among the catalogued objects are works by some of the best-known names in American art as well as recent acquisitions and masterpieces that represent diverse American identities. A dazzling range of media is displayed, including paintings and sculpture, medals, prints and drawings, photographs, jewelry, furniture, and decorative arts. Each object is illustrated with a full-page image and is accompanied by a one-page discussion that focuses on its contribution to the history of American art. Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery

Book Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind

Download or read book Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind written by Perkins School for the Blind. Library and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Annals of the Deaf

Download or read book American Annals of the Deaf written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rider s Washington

Download or read book Rider s Washington written by Fremont Rider and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Grove Chapel Pulpit   Sermons    With a Portrait

Download or read book Grove Chapel Pulpit Sermons With a Portrait written by Thomas Bradbury (Minister of Grove Chapel, Camberwell.) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia

Download or read book The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia written by Genie Gertz and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 1107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time has come for a new in-depth encyclopedic collection of articles defining the current state of Deaf Studies at an international level and using the critical and intersectional lens encompassing the field. The emergence of Deaf Studies programs at colleges and universities and the broadened knowledge of social sciences (including but not limited to Deaf History, Deaf Culture, Signed Languages, Deaf Bilingual Education, Deaf Art, and more) have served to expand the activities of research, teaching, analysis, and curriculum development. The field has experienced a major shift due to increasing awareness of Deaf Studies research since the mid-1960s. The field has been further influenced by the Deaf community’s movement, resistance, activism and politics worldwide, as well as the impact of technological advances, such as in communications, with cell phones, computers, and other devices. A major goal of this new encyclopedia is to shift focus away from the “Medical/Pathological Model” that would view Deaf individuals as needing to be “fixed” in order to correct hearing and speaking deficiencies for the sole purpose of assimilating into mainstream society. By contrast, The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia seeks to carve out a new and critical perspective on Deaf Studies with the focus that the Deaf are not a people with a disability to be treated and “cured” medically, but rather, are members of a distinct cultural group with a distinct and vibrant community and way of being.

Book Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind

Download or read book Special Reference Library of Books Relating to the Blind written by Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gaillard in Deaf America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henri Gaillard
  • Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781563681226
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book Gaillard in Deaf America written by Henri Gaillard and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Fact Sheet Deaf French news editor Gaillard traveled to the United States in 1917 and described various deaf communities and institutions in this lively journal.

Book  Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre

    Book Details:
  • Author : Maggie Lee Sayre
  • Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9780878057887
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre written by Maggie Lee Sayre and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1995 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie Lee Sayre was born deaf near Paducah, Kentucky, in 1920. She lived 51 years of her life on a river houseboat as her family made a living fishing throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. This collection of her photos, accompanied by descriptive captions from Sayre, reveals a traditional river culture that is rooted in subsistence living.