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)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/4 x 6 5/16in. (23.5 x 16cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
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.
Object number2011.344.1124
Copyright© The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
MarkingsVerso of mount, center, stamped in black ink: "Photo By: / ROLLIE McKENNA / ONE HANCOX STREET / STONINGTON, CONN. / AREA CODE 203 533-0110/2125 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission / Please Credit With Photo"InscribedVerso of mount, center, in blue ink: "REEd WhittmoRE [sic]"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.Subject Terms
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