Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Dates
- Existence: 1819-05-31 - 1892-03-26
Biography
American poet.
Found in 109 Collections and/or Records:
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.