George Collins Cox
George Collins Cox (1851–1903) was an American photographer, notable for his portraits of Walt Whitman and Henry Ward Beecher.
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George Collins Cox
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- Name
- George C.
- Born
- 1851
- Birthplace
- United States
- Died
- 1903
- Known for
- portraitist
- Occupation
- photographer
- Fields
- portrait
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George Collins Cox (1851–1903) was an American photographer, notable for his portraits of Walt Whitman and Henry Ward Beecher.
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The field of work recorded is portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Newark, New York City and Orange. Work by George Collins Cox is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ackland Art Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum and Photography Collection.
![American poet Walt Whitman. This image was made in 1887 in New York, by photographer George C. Cox. The image is said to have been Whitman's favorite from the photo-session; Cox published about seven images for Whitman, who so admired this image that he even sent a copy to the poet Tennyson in England. Whitman sold the other copies. [1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Walt_Whitman_-_George_Collins_Cox.jpg/800px-Walt_Whitman_-_George_Collins_Cox.jpg)
American poet Walt Whitman. This image was made in 1887 in New York, by photographer George C. Cox. The image is said to have been Whitman's favorite from the photo-session; Cox published about seven images for Whitman, who so admired this image that he even sent a copy to the poet Tennyson in England. Whitman sold the other copies. [1]
George Collins Cox / Adam Cuerden · This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.07549. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attache
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• Name — George C. Cox • Born — 1851 • Birthplace — United States • Died — 1903 • Place of death — United States • Known for — portraitist • Notable Works — notable for his portraits of Walt Whitman and Henry Ward Beecher. • Illustration — An 1887 portrait of Walt Whitman by Cox
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