AFA Winter 2017

Winter 92 www.afamag.com | www.incollect.com Figs. 4a, b : Augustus Fuller (1812–1873), Elizabeth Stone Denny and Edwards Denny, Worcester, Mass., 1840. Watercolor on ivory, 2¼ x 1¾ inches. Mr. Denny inscribed verso, “Augustus Fuller Deaf and Dumb artist 1840.” Private collection. Photograph by the authors. The oil-on-canvas portraits of the Dennys are shown in Figure 5. Figs. 5a, b : Augustus Fuller (1812–1873), Elizabeth Stone Denny and Edwards Denny, Worcester, Mass., 1840. Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches each. Both inscribed verso, “January 20, 1840/Augustus Fuller,/Deaf and Dumb Mate.” Collection of the Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, Mass. Photograph by the authors. The Dennys were classmates of Augustus Fuller at the Asylum in Hartford and similarly used Massachusetts state funds for this education. They hold writing implements showing that the Asylum’s specialized education taught them to read and write.