- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908)
- Creator:
- Simpson, Robert Kirk
- Date of Original:
- 2010-04-09
- Subject:
- Pianists--United States--Biography
Composers--United States--Biography
African American musicians--Biography - People:
- Blind Tom, 1849-1908
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins, one of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century. He was an African American musician and composer. Blind from birth and born into slavery, Wiggins became well known for his piano virtuosity. Though undiagnosed at the time, it is likely that he was autistic as well.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/thomas-blind-tom-wiggins-1849-1908/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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