Walt Whitman by William Kurtz? or Mathew Brady?, ca. late 1860s
If this photograph is a Kurtz, it must be dated 1865 or later, after Kurtz opened his New York studio. Henry S. Saunders dates it 1862, and some copies are dated by Whitman in 1863. In a letter to William Michael Rossetti, Whitman wrote, "I confess to myself a perhaps capricious fondness for it" (upa.00097).
For more information on William Kurtz and Mathew Brady, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Kurtz, William, 1833–1904
Photographer: Brady, Mathew B., 1823–1896
Date: ca. late 1860s
Technique: photograph
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | New York (N.Y.)
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Creator of master digital image: Library of Congress
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 1995–ca. 2000