Walt Whitman by Mathew Brady, ca. 1866
Whitman recalled that this was one of Anne Gilchrist's favorite photos, though he worried about "a suspicion of theatricality in it." "I have no great admiration for the picture myself," Whitman noted, adding that "it is one of many, only—not many in one: the sort of picture useful in totaling a man but not a total in itself." The photo, Whitman said, "is not permanent—will not last: it is too self satisfied" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Saturday, November 10, 1888).
For more information on Mathew Brady, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Brady, Mathew B., 1823–1896
Date: ca. 1866
Technique: photograph
Place: Washington, D.C.
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Washington, D.C.
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Creator of master digital image: Bayley Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 2000–ca. 2006