Great Books About Deaf Art

...are really hard to come by!

I have searched and searched for the best Deaf art books. I have checked them out and read their reviews. Sadly, there aren't that many to choose from. But, I can say that the ones listed below are recommended:

	Pictures in the Air: The Story of the National Theatre of the Deaf by Stephen C. Baldwin This is a great book about how the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) was started. It recounts the struggles the founders went through, the controversy with oralism versus sign language, as well as meetings with many famous Deaf actors and actresses. This is a must-read for anyone wishing to be involved in ASL or Deaf Theatre.
	Deaf American Literature: From Canival to the Canon by Cynthia Peters This book was required for my Deaf American Literature class. Literature is very prominent in Deaf Culture, and this book greatly explains the Deaf Literature movement and the implications of it as well as how the Deaf artists and performers jumped between two languages and cultures during this movement. I recommend it!
	Angels and Outcasts: An Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature This book is a great compilation of Deaf literature from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well as from Deaf authors. This was a required book for my Deaf American Literature class, and I highly recommend it! It gives a great insight into Deaf culture and the arts therein.
	Deaf Proverbs: A Proverbial Professor's Points to Ponder by Ken Glickman I also recommend this book for any ASL student. This book is another compilation of writings from many authors. They delve mostly into topics surrounding Deaf identity, how Deaf identity intersects with sexuality, family, gender, race, and disability, and how Deaf culture shows insight to issues of language, identity, power, and society's view of normalcy.

I know, I know, this list is disappointingly short! Please help me add to it if you have a Deaf culture art book that you like!

If you have a favorite book about Deaf culture art that is not mentioned on this page, please contact me and let me know. I will gladly add it to this list.

You can also read more about Deaf art on my Deaf Culture Art page.

You can also find more of my recommendations in My Library.

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