Walt Whitman by G. Frank Pearsall?, ca. early 1870s
This photo has been dated variously from 1863 to 1888, and ascribed to photographers such as Mathew Brady, J. Gurney, and Pearsall. Whitman said of this photo, "it's stiff, a little too much up and down, but really a good likeness I suppose. . . .If you can't call it a picture, you may call it a curio" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Monday, October 8th, 1888).
For more information on G. Frank Pearsall, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Pearsall, G.F.
Date: ca. early 1870s
Technique: photograph
Place: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
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Metadata for Digital Item
Creator of master digital image: Charles E. Feinberg Collection, Library of Congress
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 1995–ca. 2000