Walt Whitman
Date1887
Maker
Frank P. Harned
Label TextBy this point in his life, the great American poet had nothing to gain by a formal portrait. The result is a friendly, informal image as though the viewer has been summoned for a chat on a sunny afternoon. The warmth of feeling may come from the fact that the photographer knew Whitman; his brother Thomas Harned was a close friend and literary executor of the poet.
Object number99.63
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Portrait Collaborations 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002Credit LineMary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund and Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions6 1/2 x 4 in. (16.5 x 10.2 cm)
MediumAlbumen print
P. Klier
before 1902
Object number: 87.61
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