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Walt Whitman

"Monument to Walt Whitman, " Study for Memorial Sculpture, after John Storrs
By John Storrs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In our opinion, the Monument to Walt Whitman that John Storrs proposed in 1920, although never cast
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Joseph Konzal Bust of Martha Graham
Located in Chattanooga, TN
notable figures between 1930 and 1960 including Walt Whitman and Frank Lloyd Wright. The piece is signed
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Joseph Konzal Bust of Martha Graham
Joseph Konzal Bust of Martha Graham
H 12 in W 6.5 in D 7.5 in
"Come Muse Migrate, " Art Deco Study for White House Piano, with Whitman Poem
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, was painted by Dunbar Beck, inspired by a famous poem by Walt Whitman. The painting quotes two lines
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Paul J. Stankard Bee Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Bee Paperweight
Paul J. Stankard Bee Paperweight
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Paul J. Stankard Upright Root People/Bees Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Ant Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Ant Paperweight
Paul J. Stankard Ant Paperweight
H 2.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Paul J. Stankard Yellow Flowers & Root Person Upright Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Upright Raspberries, Flowers & Root People Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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1990s American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Blueberry & Root People Oblate Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Morning Glories, Bee & Masks Oblate Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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Early 2000s American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Honeycomb, Flowers & Mask Oblate Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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Early 2000s American Paperweights

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Glass

Paul J. Stankard Floral, Seeds & Pollen Oblate Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paperweights

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Glass

Paul J. Stankard “Experimental” Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt Whitman did with words, I seek to do in glass on a visual level
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20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Paul J. Stankard Botanical / Root People Upright Paperweight
By Paul Stankard
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
details include a root person and flowers. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. “What Walt
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20th Century American Paperweights

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Glass

Essays on the Study of Poetry & a Guide to English Literature by Matthew Arnold
Located in valatie, NY
rather than Latin. Walt Whitman famously dismissed him as a “literary dude,” and while many have
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

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Paper

Whitman, Walt, Song of the Open Road, Limited Editions Club, Signed, 1990
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Whitman, Walt. Title: Song of the Open Road. Publisher: NY: The Limited Editions
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1990s American Books

Materials

Leather

1929 The Prince
By Machiavelli
Located in Bath, GB
merits of giving these brothers 'an autographed copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, which as you know
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Vintage 1920s British Books

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Paper

1929 The Prince
1929 The Prince
H 10 in W 1 in D 7 in
Fallingwater Frank Lloyd Wright's Romance with Nature Signed by Lynda S Waggoner
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American masterpiece; he blended both nineteenth century natural observations that derived from Walt
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Books

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Paper

The Week-End Library Issue of 1930
By Walt Whitman
Located in New York, NY
, Irvin S. Cobb, Walt Whitman, T.E. Lawrence, Walter Noble Burns, and Aldous Huxley. Hardcover 8vo, orange
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Books

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Paper

The Week-End Library Issue of 1930
The Week-End Library Issue of 1930
H 7.75 in W 5.5 in D 2 in

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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Hillsborough, NJ
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Located in valatie, NY
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Located in valatie, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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