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Writers in Art: Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins

Posted on May 31, 2014 by maedez

Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins, 1887-1888

Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins, 1887-1888

Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins, 1887-1888

9 thoughts on “Writers in Art: Portrait of Walt Whitman by Thomas Eakins”

A Writer With Something To Say on May 31, 2014 at 3:25 pm said:

He is the man!

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- maedez on May 31, 2014 at 4:50 pm said:
  
  Oh, most definitely!
  
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Middlemay Farm on May 31, 2014 at 8:33 pm said:

You’re both talking about Thomas Eakins, right? 🙂 He’s my kind of man!

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- maedez on June 2, 2014 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Heehee! I think we were talking about Whitman, but Eakins is amazing, too! 🙂
  
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  - Middlemay Farm on June 2, 2014 at 1:40 pm said:
    
    That’s what I thought–I was just being silly.
    
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  - maedez on June 2, 2014 at 4:32 pm said:
    
    I know you were, but your point about Thomas Eakins is a good one!
    
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godtisx on June 1, 2014 at 1:51 am said:

This painting is stunning.

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- maedez on June 2, 2014 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Isn’t it? And it is a great likeness, too!
  
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  - godtisx on June 2, 2014 at 3:57 pm said:
    
    It really is. Hmm.
    
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