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Death Mask of Walt Whitman

Death Mask of Walt Whitman
Artist
Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, 25 Jul 1844 - 25 Jun 1916
Samuel Aloysius Murray, 12 Jun 1870 - 3 Nov 1941
Sitter
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
1892
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Plaster with hair
Dimensions
38.5 x 17 x 22.5cm (15 3/16 x 6 11/16 x 8 7/8")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Mask\Death mask
Walt Whitman: Male
Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Harvard University/ Houghton Library

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
C12-1PF
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits
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