Why Is Douglass Tilden So Unique

Douglas Tilden was an exceptional sculpture, with having several statuettes in many parks and museums across the nation. What made Tilden so unique was that he was deaf and mute after a severe case of Scarlet Fever in his early years of life. Tilden also taught many students who were also deaf, how to sculpt and inspired many in his classes.
Douglas Tilden was born on May 1st, 1860 in Chico, California. His parents are named William Peregrine Tilden and Catherine Maria Hecox Tilden, his father was a doctor. When Douglas was four, he lost his hearing and speech after a severe case of Scarlet Fever. When Douglas was little his parents wanted him to have an education, so they enrolled him in the California School for the Deaf. When they first enrolled Douglas in the school, the school was in San Francisco. They enrolled him on January 25, 1866. He was studying under Theophilus d'Estrella. He moved with the school to a location near the University of California, Berkeley campus in 1869. The school is now called the Clark Kerr campus student residence. Douglas Tilden graduated from the school in 1879. After graduating from the California School for the Deaf, Tilden went on to study and teach at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied with Francis Marion Wells. In 1883, Douglas Tilden picked up sculpting and made his
The Baseball Player was a sculpture of a baseball pitcher in his windup. Douglas Tilden entered the sculpture is the prestigious Salon in 1889. Douglas Tilden won a medal for his sculpture in the event. Tilden entered a sculpture in the following four years prior to winning that medal. The sculptures are The Tired Boxer, which was admitted at the Salon event in 1890, The Young Acrobat, exhibited at the Salon event in 1891, The Bear Hunt, exhibited at the Salon event in 1892, and The Football Players, exhibited at the Salon event in