Not Black...not Deaf... But BlackDeaf

Abstract

People have asked us...which do we see ourselves as...Black or Deaf? We as a Black Deaf community have been hidden behind the mask and smile....trying to figure out who we are. At the end, most of us are feeling that we are not just this or that, not a half person...As a whole person, we should be called BlackDeaf. Not just Black or Deaf...a whole person. The canvas shows two side of the coins with the sign Black on one side and Deaf on the other side. The colors are blending together to show the wholeness of BlackDeaf individual.

Creator

Fred Michael Beam

Title

Not Black...not Deaf... But BlackDeaf

Date

2020

Medium

Acrylic Painting

Description

A mask in center with one side with one color and the other side with contrast color. The image is exact mirroring each other. The hand sign is Black and Deaf, one on each side, it reveals who that person is. It has African influence with geometry shapes.

Citation

Fred Michael Beam, “Not Black...not Deaf... But BlackDeaf,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed March 19, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/391.