Walt Whitman by Alexander Gardner, ca. 1864 - 1865
Note similarity of sitting, dress, and style, to other Gardner photographs taken during this period (zzz.00017, zzz.00018, and zzz.00048). Whitman said this photo was "one of the best . . . my mother's favorite picture of me" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Saturday, December 22, 1888).
For more information on Alexander Gardner, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Gardner, Alexander, 1821–1882
Date: ca. 1864 - 1865
Technique: photograph
Place: Washington, D.C.
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Washington, D.C. | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
Instance(s):
Metadata for Digital Item
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