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 “demodocus”
Information
on Demodocus
The first
writer to propose a formal, institutionalised
system of education for the blind. In a paper in The Edinburgh Review in
the 18th Century, this anonymous writer, whilst referring to the
philosophy of Locke and Diderot amongst others,
proposed a system of what would later become handwork or “industrial arts”
mixed with “enlightened” literature.
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 Valentin hauy
Information on Hauy
The French
educationalist Hauy was the first to create a
formal, educational institution for the blind, in Paris in the late 18th century. In order
to raise funds for this institution, he wrote a paper citing the work of
Locke, Diderot and Sanderson. Ironically, he
dedicated this work to the king of France. He promoted literature
for the blind and a tactile alphabet.
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Eco
Ancient Greek, Verb, pronounced Ekh-o. The
Transliterated word is Echo. New Testament Greek Lexicon
“[To] have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to
have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions,
etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or
consider or hold as.”
Source: http://www.crosswalk.com
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 Wilhelm Klein
Information on
Klein
The German
educationalist Klein appears to be the first person to write about, or
indeed promote, haptic (non-visual) aesthetic
and “moral” art for the blind, his motives for this being linked to his
Catholic faith. Having moved to Austria, he formed the
Viennese Institute for the Blind in the early 19th century. Before this,
he most notably taught Kleinhans to sculpt.
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Charlton-Deas
Information
on Charlton-Deas
Charlton-Deas was the British curator of the Sunderland Gallery
and Museum at the beginning of the 20th century. He conceived of the first
gallery exhibition course for blind and visually students, which he later
described in a paper published in the Museums and Galleries Journal in
1913. Unfortunately, this was not replicated until decades later.
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 Viktor
lowenfeld
Information
on Lowenfeld
Not only
one of the most influential writers on arts and blindness, the Austrian Lowenfeld was perhaps one of the most influential
writers on arts education as a whole, in his role as co-author of Creative
and Mental Growth. Although trained as a sculptor, he first worked in a
school for the blind in Vienna until
becoming an academic in the US.
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E axel &
n levent
Information
on Axel & Levent
The US
art theorist Axel formed the revolutionary Art Education for the Blind,
which initially designed tactile and sound descriptions of famous pieces
of art. Later she teamed up with the Ukrainian academic Levent, now based at an art college in New York, to
produce information on this issue for galleries and schools. This became
Art Beyond Sight.
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