Helen Keller’s connection through radio
The story of Helen Keller experiencing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” symphony through physical contact with a radio during a broadcast influenced the artist’s exploration into the possibility of haptic radios.
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A fading photograph from the mid 1920s of a middle-aged woman wearing an elegant pleated skirt and draped sweater. She sits on a day-bed next to a wooden radio with curving legs, about three feet tall. One forearm rests on top of the radio; the other hand touches the front.