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[Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, half-length portrait, seated, facing right] – Vintage Photo Print

[Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, half-length portrait, seated, facing right], c1906. — historic print
[Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, half-length portrait, seated, facing right], c1906.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Unlike the photographs that usually accompany Walt Whitman's name, this image reproduces a bas-relief plaque, so the face appears as carved relief rather than as a camera record, shown seated and turned to the right. Whitman (1819-1892) first published *Leaves of Grass* in 1855 and revised it through several later editions, and by the time this reproduction was made, his reputation as a major American poet was steadily growing. The date of about 1906, taken from an old caption card, would place it more than a decade after his death, but that date is unverified and should be treated with some caution.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 print.
NotesCat #993. Reproduction of bas-relief placque. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,044 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123845

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