DawnSign Deaf Art Collection

Harry R. Williams

A hand drawn image of a human hand with a pair of legs and feet is holding a paint brush and painting an eyeball. A line of sheet music is behind the eyeball.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Art is My Eye, 1975–1978

Watercolor and ink on paper
6 x 4 inches
A hand drawn image of a human hand with a pair of human legs and feet hatches from an egg. An empty line of sheet music is behind the being.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Born Deaf, 1975–1978

Watercolor and ink on paper
6 x 4 inches
A hand drawn image of a violin with the lower half of a womanly figure and arm.

Harry R. Williams, (b. 1948–1991)

Violin Lady, 1975–1978

Watercolor and ink on paper
7 x 10 inches
A hand drawn image of three human hands each with its own set of human feet. They use American Sign Language to sign A, B, C. A violin with human feet and a tuba with human feet stand on either side of the group of hands.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

The Spectrum of American Sign Language, 1975–1978

Watercolor and ink on paper
6 x 4 inches
A hand drawn image of two human feet standing on music notes.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Colorful World of Vibration, 1975–1978

Watercolor and ink on paper
6 x 4 inches

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Violin Series, 1979–1985

Mixed media
12 x 30 inches
An oil on canvas painting depicts a scroll with human hands signing each letter of the alphabet, and at the top of the scroll child leans into a man. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet is written above the people. There is a vase of flowers in front of the scroll.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Homage to Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, 1981

Oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches
An oil on canvas painting depicts an open human hand with a tear in the palm revealing a pair of lips.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

Mouth in Hand, 1973–1974

Oil on canvas
8.5 x 10 inches
Reproduction
A painted image of a ripped piece of paper that reads, "A deaf man's best friends are his ten fingers." A human hand holds a pink rose next to the note in the painting.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

A Deaf Man's Best Friends are His Ten Fingers, 1974-1975

Oil on canvas
8.5 x 10 inches
Reproduction
An oil on canvas painting depicts a human hand closed in a fist with a cloth above it that reads "My eyes are my ears." A butterfly rests on the cloth.

Harry R. Williams (b. 1948–1991)

My Eyes Are My Ears, 1974-1975

Oil on canvas
8.5 x 10 inches
Reproduction