Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935

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Tilden, a sculptor, who lost his hearing and speech at a young age due to scarlet fever, was educated at what would later become the California School for the Deaf (Berkeley), where he later taught. He was a founder of the California Association of the Deaf.

From the description of Douglas Tilden papers, 1860-1970. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 227464622

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[Excerpted from Douglas Tilden: Portrait of a Deaf Sculptor by Mildred Albronda, (T. J. Publishers: Silver Spring, Maryland / 1980)]

1860 Born May 1 in Chico, California to Dr. William Peregrine Tilden and Catherine Maria Hecox Tilden. 1861 Moved to Stockton where Dr. Tilden became resident physician of what is now the Stockton State Hospital. 1864 or 1865 Lost hearing and speech due to scarlet fever. 1866 January 25 entered the California Institution for the Education of the Indigent Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind in San Francisco, which later moved to Berkeley and then, Fremont, and became known as the California School for the Deaf. 1869 California School for the Deaf relocated to Berkeley. 1873 Dr. William P. Tilden died in May. 1879 Graduated from the California School for the Deaf and takes position as teacher there. 1883 Became interested in sculpture. 1885 Wrote Deaf Mutes and Their Education, published in the Overland Monthly. Modeled small statuette, Tired Wrestler. When this came to the attention of California School for the Deaf's board, they offered him the opportunity to study in New York and Paris. 1887 Spent eight months in New York studying art. 1888 Arrived in Paris; studied under deaf sculptor Paul Choppin, among others. 1889 The Baseball Player (plaster) accepted in the Salon. Assisted in inaugurating the first International Congress of the Deaf, in Paris. 1891 The Baseball Player (bronze) unveiled in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1892 Tired Boxer purchased by subscription of individual members of the Olympic Club, San Francisco. 1894 Exhibited Football Players (plaster) in Salon. Returned to the United States and accepted a position to develop the first Department of Modeling at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Elected a member of the Bohemian Club. 1895 Bronze, Bear Hunt, arrived at the California School for the Deaf from the Chicago World's Fair. 1896 Married Elizabeth Delano Cole, also deaf, June 6, in her Oakland home. 1897 Admission Day monument unveiled in San Francisco. 1900 Daughter Gladys born, January 5. Football Players installed at the University of California, Berkeley. 1901 Resigned teaching position to set up his own studio in Oakland. The Mechanics unveiled in San Francisco. 1903 Received the commission in a national competition for a monument to the California Spanish-American War volunteer infantrymen. Son Willoughby born September 4. 1904 Received the commission for Oregon Volunteers. 1905 Spearheaded the organization of the California Association of the Deaf. 1906 California Volunteers unveiled. San Francisco earthquake and fire. Tilden temporarily in Portland, Oregon. 1907 Senator White statue completed. Junipero Serra monument installed in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1910 Elected president of the California Association of the Deaf. 1912 Twelve Stages of Man (bronze) bas-reliefs placed on McElroy Fountain in Lakeside Park, Oakland. 1914 Worked on model, Modern Civilization, for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. 1915 1916 Wrote novel, The Autobiography of a Dummy, later renamed The Gap. 1918 Moved his studio to 314 Hobart, Oakland. 1920 Became a machinist. 1924 Elizabeth filed for divorce. Went to Hollywood to work in the Hal Roach Studio fabricating animals for movie sets. Built new studio at 834 Channing Way, Berkeley. 1926 Divorce final. Finished The Bridge. 1929 1930 Assisted Brother Cornelius in the Art Department at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. 1931 Created plaster bust of painter William Keith for the opening of the Keith Gallery at St. Mary's College. 1934 Mother, Catherine Maria Hecox Tilden Brown, died. 1935 Found dead in his studio, August 6. From the guide to the Douglas Tilden Papers, 1860-1970, (The Bancroft Library)

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