M. H. Spielmann to Walt Whitman, 24 July 1888

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Title: M. H. Spielmann to Walt Whitman, 24 July 1888
Date: July 24, 1888
Creator(s): M. H. Spielmann
Whitman Archive ID: loc.03942
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loc_jc.00333_large.jpg MAGAZINE OF ART La Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill. London, E.C. July 24th 1888 Walt Whitman Esq. Dear Sir,

After some months' delay I publish in this month's Magazine of Art (which will be next month's in America) your poem of "20 Years";1 and I should be glad to hear from you if you think the drawing in any way adequately expresses your feelings.

In the hope that your health has improved

I remain, Faithfully yours M.H. Spielmann

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Correspondent:
Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (1858–1948) was an English editor, art critic, and scholar who edited both The Conoisseur and Magazine of Art (1887–1904). He was a major figure in British debates about developments in modern art. He also founded the weekly periodical Black and White in 1891. Black and White: A Weekly Illustrated Record and Review was a British weekly that published many well-known writers.

Notes

1. Spielmann is referring to Whitman's poem "Twenty Years," which was published in the Magazine of Art (August 1888). [back]