Walt Whitman, half-length portrait, circa 1882
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| Autographer | Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 |
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| Artist | Gilchrist, Herbert Harlakenden, 1857- |
| Title | Walt Whitman, half-length portrait, circa 1882 |
| Dates | 1882 |
| Abstract | An intaglio print of a portrait of Walt Whitman by Herbert Gilchrist. The print bears two of Whitman's signatures, one in pencil and the other in blue crayon. The image appeared as the frontispiece for Richard Maurice Bucke's book, "Walt Whitman," published in 1883. |
| Notes | The item is undated but identified as circa 1882 in Ruth L. Bohan's book, "Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850-1920." |
| Physical Description | 1 print : intaglio ; plate mark 18 x 10 cm |
| Languages | English |
| Genre | Prints |
| Genre | Portraits |
| Subject | Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 – Portraits |
| Subject | Bucke, Richard Maurice, 1837-1902. Walt Whitman – Illustrations |
| Part of | Walt Whitman Collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 1 Folder 29 |
| Access and Use | Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |