{"id":17621,"date":"2012-02-10T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T02:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17621"},"modified":"2012-02-10T22:03:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T03:03:18","slug":"noted-deaf-artist-and-actor-chuck-baird-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/02\/10\/noted-deaf-artist-and-actor-chuck-baird-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Noted Deaf Artist and Actor Chuck Baird Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Chuck<\/a>

Photo: Credit to Steve Baldwin and Paul Rutowski<\/p><\/div>\n

Official Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n

February 10, 2012<\/p>\n

Media Contact:
\nDavid H. Pierce
\ndavid@davideo.tv<\/p>\n

NOTED DEAF ARTIST AND ACTOR CHUCK BAIRD PASSES AWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chuck Baird, who was born on February 22, 1947, attended Kansas School
\nfor the Deaf, Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University), and
\nRochester Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

Upon completing his education, Chuck spent five summers at National
\nTheatre of the Deaf (NTD) as set carpenter and painter. He also did
\nvarious jobs developing his art in Upstate New York and Delaware.<\/p>\n

He then moved to Austin, Texas, to become a member of Spectrum which
\nwas nicknamed a “deaf art colony” from the late 70s to the early 80s.<\/p>\n

In 1980, Chuck became an actor and set designer for NTD for 10 years.
\nHad the lead role in three plays: “Heart of a Lonely Hunter,” “King of
\nHearts,” and “One More Spring.”<\/p>\n

After his tenure at NTD, he lived in California and Arizona performing
\nat local theaters.<\/p>\n

He then worked for DawnSignPress, a San Diego-based publishing company,
\nas an in-house artist creating a number of Deaf-related works which
\nculminated in a coffee-table book containing 35 plates of his work.<\/p>\n

He then went back to Kansas City and Tucson running his own painting
\nstudios. During this time, he traveled to paint murals or lead art
\nworkshops for deaf children at schools, summer camps, and art
\nfestivals.<\/p>\n

His work led to the creation of a new art genre called Deaf View Image
\nArt (De\u2019VIA) with numerous art exhibits all over the world.<\/p>\n

Gallaudet appointed Chuck to help coordinate the visual arts
\nexhibitions for Deaf Way II in 2002. He also taught art there for one
\nsemester.<\/p>\n

Chuck then relocated to Austin, Texas where he continued his work until
\nhis passing on February 10, 2012.<\/p>\n

Monetary donations can be made to the Chuck Baird Fund c\/o Dr. Steve
\nBaldwin at 501 Havana Street, Austin, TX 78704 by February 24, 2012 or
\nsend flowers to Pam Farley at Bannockburn Baptist Church at 7100 Brodie
\nLane, Austin, TX 78745-502 by noon February 12, 2012.<\/p>\n

-oOo-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official Press Release February 10, 2012 Media Contact: David H. Pierce david@davideo.tv NOTED DEAF ARTIST AND ACTOR CHUCK BAIRD PASSES AWAY Chuck Baird, who was born on February 22, 1947, attended Kansas School for the Deaf, Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet…<\/p>\n

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