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Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Berg Collection portrait file

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Walt Whitman

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Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman, accompanied by a photographic reproduction of Eakins's oil portrait of Whitman

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Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins

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Title
Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins
Names
Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 (Artist)
Collection

Berg Collection portrait file

Walt Whitman

Four portrait photographs of Walt Whitman, accompanied by a photographic reproduction of Eakins's oil portrait of Whitman

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1891 (Questionable)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Topics
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Oil paintings
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Citation/reference: Saunders, no. 119
Content: Handwritten below photograph : Photo. by Eakins, print by Birchall; according to Saunders, the photograph is by Eakins, O'Donovan and Murray; according to the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, Fall/Winter 1986-1987, the photograph is by Samuel Murray.
Physical Description
Extent: 8.5 x 7 cm. on mount 25 x 20 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 623c1350-c5f7-012f-728d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Creator Born
  • 1891: Created
  • 1916: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1891. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e2f7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e2f7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1891). Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-e2f7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Copy photograph of portrait of Walt Whitman painted by Thomas Eakins