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Dr. Gallaudet and His First Deaf-Mute Pupil, 1888

1408 W Gregory Dr

Urbana, Illinois 61801


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Artist: Daniel Chester

Dr. Thomas Gallaudet founded the first free school for the deaf in the United States, the American School for the Deaf, in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817. He is shown in this naturalistic sculptural portrait with Alice Cogswell, the child who sparked his interest in educating the deaf.

Art Location: 1408 W Gregory Dr

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1408 W Gregory Dr
Urbana, Illinois 61801

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