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Douglas Tilden (May 1, 1860 – August 5, 1935) was an American sculptor. He was deaf from a bout of scarlet fever at the age of four and attended the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley, California (now in Fremont, California).
Douglas Tilden. Bio by Patti Durr. Tilden became Deaf before the age of 4 from Scarlet Fever. He attended the California Institution for the Education and Care of the Indigent Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (CSD). He was a high-spirited individual.
Douglas Tilden. born Chico, CA 1860- died Berkeley, CA 1935. At the age of five, Douglas Tilden became incurably deaf from a bout of scarlet fever. He graduated from the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind in Berkeley in 1879 and became a teacher there for the next eight years.
The Life of Renowned Sculptor Douglas Tilden. Douglas Tilden, born on May 1, 1860, in Chico, California, rose to prominence as one of the most remarkable sculptors of his time, overcoming the challenges posed by his deafness. His journey, marked by resilience, artistic genius, and an unyielding passion for sculpture, serves as a beacon of ...
One hundred and fifty years ago this year, Douglas Tilden was born. Half that time--seventy-five years ago, August 6, 1935—he was found dead, apparently from a heart attack, in his home on Channing Way at Sixth Street.
Unquestionably one of California's finest sculptors, Douglas Tilden was born in Chico in 1860. (He is no relation to Charles Lee Tilden, after whom Tilden Park was named). As a young child, Tilden lost his hearing due to scarlet fever, and he entered the California School for the Deaf and Blind in Berkeley in 1866.
Douglas Tilden was an American sculptor. He was deaf from a bout of scarlet fever at the age of four and attended the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley, California. He sculpted many statues that are located today throughout San Francisco, Berkeley, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
