Walt Whitman by Frederick Gutekunst, ca. 1880
Gutekunst made this photogravure from one of seven photographs taken during a session with the Edy Brothers in the summer of 1880 on Whitman's trip to Canada to visit Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke. Whitman thought Gutekunst was “on top of the heap” as far as photographers went, and considered this photo “a first-rater–one of the best, anyhow” (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Tuesday, September 3, 1889). This session occurred on September 22, 1880.
For more information on Frederick Gutekunst, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831–1917
Date: ca. 1880
Technique: photograph
Place: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Creator of master digital image: Whitman Archive staff
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 1995–ca. 2000