Thursday, January 5, 2012

Deaf Artist: Chuck Baird

VIDEO [CC] - Famous Deaf person presentation on biography of Chuck Baird in American Sign Language.



Synopsis: This is about an artist, Chuck Baird documenting and expressing his journey with social changes through an era. He witnesses several social and cultural changes in the Deaf World as early as 1950s.





Chuck overcomes his struggle with his own Deaf identity until he completes his commission works. Chuck was one of few founding members of the established De'VIA art movement.





Written, Directed and Produced by Tracey Salaway, A Fisheye Visual Arts Production in association with Salaway Films Production, Chuck Baird Foundation for the Visual Arts and Gallaudet University Art Department.



Currently submitting and participating in a film festival: http://www.fisheyevisualarts.com/chuckbaird/a_feature_documentary_film.html

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