This is one of multiple photos from the 1889 Gutekunst sitting, and though Whitman told Horace Traubel that this or another photo was "destined for the fire" (With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday, May 9, 1890), he nevertheless regarded Gutekunst as being "on the top of the heap" (Tuesday, July 2, 1889) as far as photographers went.
For more information on Frederick Gutekunst, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831–1917
Date: 1889
Technique: photograph
Place: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Philadelphia (Pa.)
Creator of master digital image: Walt Whitman House, Camden (N.J.)
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 1995–ca. 2000