ID
2796
Nationality
American
Occupation
Sculptor
Artist
Summary
Born at Chico, CA; deafened by scarlet fever at age 4; graduated the California School for the deaf in 1879 and taught there; studied in New York and Paris. Taught at the California School of Design and was instrumental in the beautification program of San Francisco; died at Berkeley. Major sculptures of his are on display in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
References
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences, p.348-351; Deaf Artists in America, p.81-88; Great Deaf Americans, The Second Edition, p.70-75; Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.3, p.292-294; History of the California School for the Deaf 1860-1960, p.118-121; Movers & Shakers, p.125-130; Deaf Heritage, p.143-146; Representative Deaf Persons [first edition], p.21-22; Silent Worker, Dec. 1952, p.3-5; Peeps into the Deaf World, p.155-158; Discoveries, p.45.
Dates
1 May 1860-5 August 1935