Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait.

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Title
Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait.
Collection

Walt Whitman papers, 1854-1892

Series VI. Portraits and Pictorial Works

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1887 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Whitman
Shelf locator: Printed book: (Whitman, W.) oversize
Topics
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Genres
Portraits
Physical Description
Extent: 4 photographs & 1 leaf photographic reproduction.
4 photographs: 10 x 8 cm; 1 reproduction: 15 x 11.5 cm. One photograph mounted, with presentation inscription on verso, from Laurens Maynard to R. M. Bucke, Boston, 1896. All photographs mounted on board, According to Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 4:2 (Fall/Winter 1986), only one is definitely by Eakins. One is by Eakins or Samuel Murray, and one by Murray.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15520479
MSS Unit ID: 19100
Accession number: 72B4820
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 19.02.059
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 19.02.083
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 19.02.084
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a03538f0-bce4-0130-1295-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1887: Created
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16afc070-bda8-0131-fbcb-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16afc070-bda8-0131-fbcb-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1887). Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16afc070-bda8-0131-fbcb-58d385a7bbd0

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Eakins, Thomas. Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman [ca. 1887]. Accompanied by photograph of oil portrait.