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Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman

Artist
William Samuel Schwartz, 1896 - 1977
Sitter
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910
Edgar Allan Poe, 19 Jan 1809 - 7 Oct 1849
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
c. 1933
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Accurate: 91.5 x 101.8 cm (36 x 40 1/16" )
Topic
Vehicle\Ship
Exterior\Landscape
Architecture\Building
Nature & Environment\Fruit\Apple
Architecture\Bridge
Walt Whitman: Male
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Edgar Allan Poe: Male
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Writer\Poet
Edgar Allan Poe: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Literary critic
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Illinois State Museum

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Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
1969-1/704164
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits