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Misguided Benevolent

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Misguided Benevolent 20 inch by 30 inch oil on stretched canvas $500 click on image.

Description about the painting:

This painting is Alexander Graham Bell. He is saying, "please, I did not hurt the Deaf people."
He was involved in the Eugenics Movement in the 1930s. He did not want Deaf people to marry Deaf people.
He did not want Deaf people to use sign language.

Today, the Alexander Graham Bell and its Associates continues to hurt the Deaf community.

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Last updated March 4, 2011