Photos: Blind Tom, ca. 1880


Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908) is the earliest known Black artist to visit the Maryland Institute College of Art. He was a slave pianist and autistic savant. The archive has found almost a dozen performances held at the College from 1868-1898.

Learn more about Thomas Wiggins at BlindTom.org.

Learn as about Thomas Wiggins at The Library of Congress.


Citation Information

Blind Tom. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002712734/>.