Laura Bridgman Teaching Oliver Caswell

Laura Bridgman Teaching Oliver Caswell

Item Information

Title:
Laura Bridgman Teaching Oliver Caswell
Description:
Framed oil painting of Laura Bridgman teaching Oliver Caswell to read. The two stand near a table and Bridgman guides Caswell's hand across an open page of an embossed book. Bridgman wears a green eye sash and Caswell's eyes are closed. The painting (without the frame) is 29" x 37".
Artist:
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863
Name on Item:
Alvan Fisher
Date:
[ca. 1844]
Format:
Paintings
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:
Portraits of Laura Bridgman
Subjects:
Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Extent:
1 painting
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m7297
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG59-20-00004