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A Close, Intimate Look at Walt Whitman

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

What can the camera tell us about the lives and work of famous authors? In this article, poet Mark Strand examines an 1891 photograph of Walt Whitman.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Arts & Entertainment, Historic Figures on May 1, 2018 by Chandler Gifford.

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