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Artist
Sidney H. Morse, 1832 - 1903
Sitter
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
c. 1902
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Plaster relief
Dimensions
27.3cm x 17.8cm (10 3/4" x 7"), Accurate
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Sculpture\Relief\Bas-relief
Walt Whitman: Male
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Library of Congress; gift of the James Vila Blake Association