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Artist
Frederick Gutekunst, 25 Sep 1831 - 27 Apr 1917
Sitter
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
1880
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13.1 × 10.3 cm (5 3/16 × 4 1/16")
Sheet: 19 × 15 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feinberg