Douglas Tilden
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He was the first California...
Sculptor to attain recognition and worldwide fame outside the US
Taught
At the California School for the Deaf
Helped organize the
California Association of the Deaf
Born in
Chico, California
Interested in the rights and wellbeing of
Dead a people
Death
Died of heart failure in his studio in 1935
Had roots in
San Francisco Bay Area Deaf community
Attended California School for the Deaf
Started at age of 5, graduated in 1880
Traveled to Europe
To grow as an artist; Paris in 1888 and met his mentor
International Congress of the Deaf
Vice President
Became deaf
When he was four from scarlet fever
Lived from
1860-1935
Nickname
Michelangelo of the American West
Mentor
Paul Choppin (famous deaf sculptor)