Walt Whitman. Photographic postcard after N. Sarony, 190-.

  • Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896.
Date:
[between 1900 and 1910]
Reference:
2059179i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Walt Whitman. Photographic postcard after N. Sarony, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1910]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; printed in sepia ; 13.3 x 8.6 cm.

Lettering

Whitman. 2343

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Walt Whitman (1819-1892) first published his collection of poems 'Leaves of grass' in 1855. It appeared to sanction and glorify same-sex love, and was extensively censored and re-published in different forms throughout his life".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059179i

Creator/production credits

Bromide postcard by Rotary Photographic Co., London, from the portrait by Napoleon Sarony, 1889 or before

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