Patti Durr collage

Collection — Box: 20

Identifier: RITDSA-0111

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Patti Durr collage consists of one artwork titled Repressive Means.

Dates

Creation: 2005

Creator

Durr, Patricia (Person)

Biographical Information on Patti Durr

Patti Durr is a Deaf artist and activist, as well as an associate professor in the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. She is one of the founders of the Lights On! Deaf Theatre Company and has created multiple educational short films. As an educator since 1990, Patti has impacted the lives of many students at RIT and has contributed to fostering Deaf art for decades. Durr has been instrumental in developing Deaf Studies courses at NTID and is actively involved in the community. In 2004, by rigorous peer review of student nominations, she was awarded the RIT Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Sources:

https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w679793t

https://www.deafpoetssociety.com/patti-durr-art-issue-7

https://www.rit.edu/directory/paddhd-patricia-durr

http://artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/194/

https://usadeafhistory.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/presentation-abstracts-and-bios/

Extent

1 Item(s) (On DSA Artwork inventory)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The collage Repressive Means by Patti Durr consists of an 18" x 40" 10 pane white framed window. Each pane is decorated with various collage elements including painted red lips and print materials. The largest pane has an image of a deaf person with a chain affixed to its ear.