William Kurtz? or Mathew Brady? Kurtz, William 1833 1904 photographer Brady, Mathew B. 1823 1896 photographer ca. late 1860s 1865 1869 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." Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 New York (N.Y.) photograph Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 inscriber Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 On the recto, below portrait Walt Whitman | Washington DC | 1863 Charles E. Feinberg Collection, Library of Congress Unknown Public Domain print Library of Congress creator of master digital image 1995 2000 Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission. Charles E. Feinberg Collection, Library of Congress digital image Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 inscriber Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 On the recto Walt Whitman 1869 Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Papers of Walt Whitman Box-folder 4:68 8 10 Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Public Domain A Guide to the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1838-1987, A Collection in, The Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Special Collections, The University of Virginia Library A Guide to the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1838-1987, A Collection in, The Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Special Collections, The University of Virginia Library print