Disability as Content - 3
Disability as Content Page 1, Page 2 Kahlo, Banjo, Sesow, Gerus, Davis, Pepion, Gannello Many artists demonstrate their experience with disabilities in the content of their art. In each case, the artist uses the artwork to convey their personal experience of living with disability.
Ernie Pepion, "Buffalo Hunter" (15a) Ernie Pepion, "Released" (15b)	Ernie Pepion, Blackfeet Indian, became a quadriplegic as a result of an automobile accident in 1971. During his extensive rehabilitation, he met a veteran who introduced him to the visual arts. He now documents his struggle with stereotypical images of race and disability.
Carmelo Gannello, "Achievement" (16a) Carmelo Gannello, "Light Beams" (16b)	Carmelo Gannello In 1956, at 36 years of age, Carmello Gannello suffered a retinal detachment after an accident. This retinal attachment caused him to see "floaters" or spots in his field of vision. An established artist, Gannello continued his education and graduated with a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1976. Legally blind, his art is based in the circles and shapes that he sees in his eyes. Gannello uses his artwork to create a living statement about how a person with a visual disability sees the world around him.
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