Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Dates
- Existence: 1819-05-31 - 1892-03-26
Biography
American poet.
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
"Robinson Jeffers's Space", 1963
Correspondence, minor writings, photographs, and ephemera all by or about Walt Whitman.
Sculpture of Whitman in wood, 1927
Photograph of Warren Wheelock's scuptural portrayal of Walt Whitman, carved in butternut wood. Handwritten note on verso: to be shown with his painting and carvings in one-man show aty Ehrich Galleries, Feb 1 to 19th, 1927....
Silhouette cutting by Nyce, 1922
Handmade card with freehand-cut portrait of Walt Whitman, signed by the artist. 2 copies.
Silhouette cutting by Nyce, 1922
Handmade card with freehand-cut portrait of Walt Whitman and the quote, "We convince by our presence." Signed by the artist. Blind stamped on the inside: The Good Gray Poet by Helene Nyce.
Snapshot of the Canadian Whitman Memorial, 1948
Memorial engraved on the rocks along Lake Mazinaw, the text of which reads: Old Walt 1819-1919/Dedicated to the democratic ideals of Walt Whitman/by/ Horace Trauble Flora MacDonald/'My foothold is tenon'd and mortised in granite/I laugh at what you call dissolution/And I know the amplitude of time.'
Snapshot of Walt Whitman, 1891
View of a very elderly Walt Whitman, pictured seated in his rocking chair; with long hair and beard.
Souvenir postcard
Portrait of Walt Whitman, reproduced for the Walt Whitman Sesquicentennial Commemorative series of postcards; this postcard is No. 3. Caption reads: Walt Whitman in carpenter's garb - an engraving used as the frontispiece of the first edition of "Leaves of Grass" in 1855...
Souvenir postcard
Souvenir postcard featuring an artist's depiction of Walt Whitman as a very elderly man. The postcard has been trimmed down to approximately 2/3s its orginal size.
"Terry", 1974 - 1987
Correspondence to/from Ellmann to persons named "Terry", surname unknown.
The American Poets' Corner, 1948-05-31
Announcement brochure for of the opening of The American Poets' Corner of the Library of Oklahoma Baptist University.