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<p>Why is Walt Whitmanâs face as familiar as his poetry? In answering this question, Ruth Bohan tells a story of self-invention and portraiture. Whitman approached successive editions of <em>Leaves of Grass</em> as opportunities to establish close, dynamic links between his poetry and visual representation. Bohan shows as well that Whitman, who sought out friendships with numerous artists, left a legacy absorbed after his death into the fabric of American modernism.</p><p><em>Looking into Walt Whitman</em> provides ample evidence that the poetâs engagement with the visual arts extended beyond photography into painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Through discussion of Whitmanâs gradual emergence as an American, democratic, and radical figure, the book opens new ways to assess his impact upon such artists as Thomas Eakins, Joseph Stella, and Marsden Hartley.</p><p>Biography, art history, and the history of literature come together in Bohanâs rich, suggestive book. Based on years of research, it presents valuable information about Whitman portraiture; the publishing of his masterpiece, <em>Leaves of Grass</em>; artistsâ responses to his transgressive persona; and Robert Coa

Author

Ruth L. Bohan

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press; Penn State University Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271027029

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Art