Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation 2011.344.1124 © The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Found ...

Reed Whittemore

PhotographerPhotographed by Rosalie Thorne McKenna (American, 1918 - 2003)

Dateabout 1966

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print dry mounted on mat board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 6 5/16in. (23.5 x 16cm) Mount (height x width): 9 1/4 x 6 5/16in. (23.5 x 16cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.1124

DescriptionClose-up portrait of a middle-aged man. His face and part of his neck and shoulders are visible. He is wearing a suit jacket and necktie.

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NotesSubject Note: Reed Whittemore (1919-2012) was a poet, biographer, critic, journalist and professor. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended Yale as an undergraduate. While there, he and his roommate started the literary magazine Furioso. Whittemore's first volume of poetry was published in 1946, and in 1947, he became a professor of English at Carleton College, a position he held until 1966. In 1964 and again in 1984, he was awarded the title of United States Poet Laureate. He also received the National Council on the Arts Award and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit Medal.

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