It is difficult for the outsider to understand the astonishing solutions to life that the handicapped can find. Gordon Stent went blind in 1962. He was running his own business, but was forced to give it up. He retired to Bournemouth where he set out to make a new life. There was one thing he wanted to do - he wanted to become an artist - the first blind artist in the world.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321883
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicapped and the arts
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Employment
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Life change events
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blind - Employment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped and the arts
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Life change events
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → People with disabilities
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped - Rehabilitation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)