“Thoughts, silent thoughts, of Time and Space and Death…” When thirty-six-year-old Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass in the summer of 1855, having poured the whole of his being into this unusual and daring labor of love, it fell upon unreceptive and downright hostile ears — a rejection that devastated the young poet.
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Hippocamp: Mythical Marine Creature in Art and Architecture
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Lindy Airplane (Toy)
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This House Takes Care of You in 1956
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Reflections of Refinement: The Evolution of the Mirror in Decorative Arts
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Beaux Arts Gallery: A Crucible of British Modernism
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