Betty G. Miller
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"Ameslan Prohibited"
1972, ink on paper, 20" x 18"
Betty G. Miller was born in Chicago, she was a the third child and the only daughter. She was born Hard of Hearing. Here parents and two brothers were deaf, two other brothers were hearing. In the 1950's after several high fevers betty lost her hearing completely. She worked with other deaf people that had drug and alcohol abuse problems according to her obituary. (the link can be found below). She became known as the "Mother of DeVia" a style of art in the Deaf community. Besides being an artist she accomplished other great things. She because a professor Gallaudet University, she was the first woman to graduate from there as well. She also became the first woman to earn a Ed.D in the arts from Penn state University. i choose Betty because I thought her art was powerful and sent a message in most of her pieces. she connects to the theme because her deafness comes through in all the pieces she makes. She died December 3, 2012 from sepsis.
"Much of my work depicts the Deaf Experience expressed in the most appropriate form of communication: visual art..."
-Betty G. Miller
http://bettigee.purple-swirl.com/
1972, ink on paper, 20" x 18"
Betty G. Miller was born in Chicago, she was a the third child and the only daughter. She was born Hard of Hearing. Here parents and two brothers were deaf, two other brothers were hearing. In the 1950's after several high fevers betty lost her hearing completely. She worked with other deaf people that had drug and alcohol abuse problems according to her obituary. (the link can be found below). She became known as the "Mother of DeVia" a style of art in the Deaf community. Besides being an artist she accomplished other great things. She because a professor Gallaudet University, she was the first woman to graduate from there as well. She also became the first woman to earn a Ed.D in the arts from Penn state University. i choose Betty because I thought her art was powerful and sent a message in most of her pieces. she connects to the theme because her deafness comes through in all the pieces she makes. She died December 3, 2012 from sepsis.
"Much of my work depicts the Deaf Experience expressed in the most appropriate form of communication: visual art..."
-Betty G. Miller
http://bettigee.purple-swirl.com/
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