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Credit
Walt Whitman. Photographic postcard after N. Sarony, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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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About this work
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
Creator/production credits
Bromide postcard by Rotary Photographic Co., London, from the portrait by Napoleon Sarony, 1889 or before
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
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Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores