Linton, W.J. (William James), 1812-1897

Scope and Contents https://whitmanarchive.org/multimedia/image044.html?sort=year&order=ascending&page=5 Date: 1871?Photographer: William J. Linton (engraver) Note: Included here because of its familiarity as a portrait of Whitman; Whitman used it in the 1876 Leaves and wrote a poem, "Out from Behind This Mask," inspired by the engraving: "This common curtain of the face contain'd in me for me . . ./ These burin'd eyes, flashing to you to pass to future time. . . ." When choosing to print...