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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191025T080000
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SUMMARY:One: Xu Bing
DESCRIPTION:Focusing on a major new gift to our world-renowned collection of Chinese art\, One: Xu Bing highlights the painting Square Word Calligraphy: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry\, Walt Whitman (2018) by one of China’s most important living artists. Created specifically for the Brooklyn Museum in consultation with curator Susan L. Beningson\, the work celebrates Xu Bing’s close relationship with Brooklyn\, where he lived in the 1990s and maintains a studio today. Square Word Calligraphy: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry\, Walt Whitman pays homage to Walt Whitman and is on display in 2019 in honor of the poet’s 200th birthday. Whitman also served as an early librarian at the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library Association (the Brooklyn Museum’s predecessor)\, and this exhibition includes material from the Museum Archives to celebrate his relationship to the Museum. Known as the American poet of democracy\, Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” celebrates our interconnectedness and asks an important question: “What is then between us?” \n\nXu Bing developed “square word calligraphy” as a system for writing English in the early 1990s after he came to New York. Although the rectangular units of writing resemble Chinese characters\, each one is actually a word in English. The overall work spells out the first section of “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry\,” reflecting Xu Bing’s experience living between two cultures while in New York. Xu Bing has said that “If I had continued living in China\, this work never would have arisen; it was a result of my living in New York. But I never would have known about Walt Whitman if I hadn’t lived in Brooklyn.” \nOne: Xu Bing is curated by Susan L. Beningson\, Assistant Curator\, Asian Art\, Brooklyn Museum. \n\nHeld on the Focus Gallery\, 3rd Floor\n 
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/one-xu-bing/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Museum\, 200 Eastern Parkway\, Brooklyn\, NY\,  11238
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200106
DTSTAMP:20191104T165150Z
CREATED:20181220T051745Z
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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman: Poet of the Body
DESCRIPTION:The Providence Athenaeum will host a portion of the exhibition Walt Whitman: The Poet of the Body\, which was on view at the Grolier Club in New York from May – July 2019.  The display at the Athenaeum will celebrate the history of Leaves of Grass\, featuring the Athenaeum’s rare first edition inscribed by Whitman along with items from the extraordinary private Walt Whitman collection of Susan Jaffe Tane.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-leaves-of-grass/
LOCATION:Providence Athenaeum\, 251 Benefit Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition,HOME FEATURE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191201
DTSTAMP:20190131T231437Z
CREATED:20190131T231437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T231437Z
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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman: The Commercialization of his Name\, Poetry\, and Image in Modern Society
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-the-commercialization-of-his-name-poetry-and-image-in-modern-society/
LOCATION:Camden County Historical Society\, 1900 Park Blvd.\, Camden\, NJ\, 08103\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190906
DTSTAMP:20190826T181827Z
CREATED:20190826T175427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190826T181827Z
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SUMMARY:John Ransom Phillips  "Robust American Love"
DESCRIPTION:Aug 26th Artist Exhibition Opening and Benefit to Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 200th Anniversary titled – “Robust American Love” \nA Portion Of The Proceeds From The Gallery Will Benefit The Walt Whitman Initiative To Help Landmark The Poet’s Brooklyn Home \nPlease join us today\, Monday August 26th; reception for the artist 6pm – 7:30pm.\nBlackBook Presents invites you to the opening of an exhibition of works by New York artist John Ransom Phillips titled ‘Robust American Love\,’ to commemorate Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday The unprecedented series is based on the works of one of America’s greatest poets\, bringing Phillips’ evocative\, metaphorical painting style with a selection of Whitman’s most provocative quotations. \nThe gallery will host an official opening on Monday\, August 26th\, with a cocktail reception from 6:00PM – 7:30PM. Half the proceeds from the sale of the works will benefit The Walt Whitman Initiative\, supporting the campaign to preserve Whitman’s last standing home at 99 Ryerson Street in Clinton Hill\, where the poet completed Leaves of Grass (1855). The event and exhibition are open to the public. \n“John Ransom Phillips is dedicated to ensuring that Whitman remains a living presence in his beloved Brooklyn\,” said Karen Karbiener\, President of The Walt Whitman Initiative and the curator of the exhibition. “We’re grateful for his support of our campaign to save this endangered historical site.” \nNYC’s Landmark Preservation Commission rejected WWI’s application for landmark status for the house in 2017. WWI continues to build the case for landmarking it\, and the LPC has agreed to a meeting in late August to discuss reconsidering the application.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/john-ransom-phillips-robust-american-love/
LOCATION:BlackBook Presents Gallery\, 20 John Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,HOME FEATURE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T190000
DTSTAMP:20190424T003015Z
CREATED:20190423T121901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T003015Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ & Friends: We Contain Multitudes
DESCRIPTION:In “Song of Myself\,” Walt Whitman rejected conventions of uniform identity\, famously declaring\, “I contain multitudes.” Our second-annual LGBTQ & Friends party takes inspiration from this queer icon to celebrate the multiplicity of individuality and the true diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. \nEnjoy live music\, curator talks\, a complimentary wine bar\, after-hours access to our exhibitions\, and special spoken word performances curated by Nuyorican Poets Cafe in J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library. \nThis evening event is held conjunction with World Pride Week\, the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising\, and the exhibition Walt Whitman Bard of Democracy. \nTickets: $30; $25 Morgan Members   \n  \nWalt Whitman’s cardboard butterfly\, 1850. Manuscript Division\, Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of Walt Whitman Papers\, Library of Congress. Image provided courtesy of the Library of Congress.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/lgbtq-friends-we-contain-multitudes/
LOCATION:Morgan Library & Museum\, 225 Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition,Guided Tour/Walk,Music Performance,Reading,upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190916
DTSTAMP:20190514T190821Z
CREATED:20190212T155933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T190821Z
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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman: Bard of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition covers Whitman’s entire career\, from his beginnings in Brooklyn to his afterlife in contemporary art and literature. Drawing on the Morgan’s own holdings and loans from the Library of Congress\, it includes more than ninety manuscripts\, first editions\, paintings\, prints\, and photographs. Among the highspots on display will be manuscript trial lines for Leaves of Grass\, the famous Emerson letter commending that work\, a presentation copy to Whitman’s portraitist\, the poet’s manuscript accounts of his Civil War experiences\, and the iconic photograph of him with his “rebel soldier friend” Peter Doyle.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-bard-of-democracy/
LOCATION:Morgan Library & Museum\, 225 Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition,HOME FEATURE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190617
DTSTAMP:20190131T231237Z
CREATED:20190131T231215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T231237Z
UID:2910-1559865600-1560729599@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Casa de Duende + Da Vinci Art Alliance Present: Spontaneous Me
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/casa-de-duende-da-vinci-art-alliance-present-spontaneous-me/
LOCATION:Da Vinci Art Alliance\,\, 704 Catherine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190531T180000
DTSTAMP:20190128T182352Z
CREATED:20190128T182352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T182352Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - The Clay Studio Graduate Student Biennial: Focus on Walt Whitman
DESCRIPTION:The Clay Studio Graduate Student Biennial is an opportunity for graduate students focusing on ceramic art to show their work on a national platform. This year we are excited to have Judith Tannenbaum as our distinguished guest juror as we ask these young artists to connect with Walt Whitman in some way through their artwork.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/opening-reception-the-clay-studio-graduate-student-biennial-focus-on-walt-whitman/
LOCATION:The Clay Studio\, 137 North 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191208
DTSTAMP:20190128T181853Z
CREATED:20190128T181853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T181853Z
UID:2833-1559174400-1575763199@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Democratic Vistas: Whitman\, Body and Soul
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition\, in conjunction with the 200th anniversary\, on May 31\, 2019\, of the birth of Walt Whitman\, will examine the influence of Whitman’s life and work on eight contemporary visual artists\, and also will showcase select artifacts from the Walt Whitman House in Camden in relation to that art.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/democratic-vistas-whitman-body-and-soul/
LOCATION:Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts -Stedman Gallery\, 314 Linden Street\, Camden\, New Jersey\, 08102\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190529T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190529T200000
DTSTAMP:20190119T191722Z
CREATED:20190119T185535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190119T191722Z
UID:2718-1559149200-1559160000@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Walt Whitman Association – 200th Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:On May 29th the Walt Whitman Association will be ringing in the 200th birthday of Walt Whitman with our time-\nhonored Annual Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration and the regional Walt Whitman High School Poetry Contest\nawards ceremony. This year’s reception and recitation of the winning poems will be held at the Rutgers University-\nCamden Stedman Gallery\, and guests will be joined by Walt himself\, portrayed by historian Darrel B. Ford. The\ncelebration begins at 5pm and will feature special guests\, poetry readings\, cake\, and punch. This will also coincide\nwith the opening of the Rutgers’ exhibition Democratic Vistas: Whitman Body and Soul\, a contemporary survey of\nart inspired by the “Good Gray Poet”. We look forward to seeing you there! \nPen and Ink drawing by J. Sokol\, 1980. Walt Whitman Association.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-association-200th-birthday-celebration/
LOCATION:Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts -Stedman Gallery\, 314 Linden Street\, Camden\, New Jersey\, 08102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190528T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190528T183000
DTSTAMP:20190128T174731Z
CREATED:20190128T174731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T174731Z
UID:2813-1559059200-1559068200@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Opening Event for - Whitman Vignettes: Camden and Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening event of this dynamic exhibition\, which will be on display through August. \nSchedule of evening: \n4:00 pm – Tour of exhibition with curator Lynne Farrington (Van Pelt Library\, Kamin Gallery) \n5:30 pm – Reading by poet Michael Dickman\, winner of the James Laughlin Award and author of many books of poetry\, including Green Migraine (2015) and the forthcoming Days & Days (2019) (Van Pelt Library\, 6th Floor Pavilion) \n6:30pm – Exhibition viewing\, book signing\, and reception (Van Pelt Library\, Kamin Gallery) \n  \nTickets: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/whitman.html
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/opening-event-for-whitman-vignettes-camden-and-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Kamin Gallery\, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library\, 3420 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190824
DTSTAMP:20190128T175048Z
CREATED:20190128T175048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T175048Z
UID:2824-1559001600-1566604799@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Whitman Vignettes: Camden and Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:The American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) spent the last two decades of his life officially residing across the Delaware River in Camden\, New Jersey. This exhibition on the occasion of the 200th anniversary\, on May 31\, 2019\, of the birth of Walt Whitman\, focuses on the Camden/Philadelphia connection\, both during Whitman’s life and in the decades that followed. Mining  Penn’s Walt Whitman Collections\, which include original paintings by Herbert Gilchrist\, son of Whitman’s English admirer Anne Gilchrist\, the exhibition explores his friendships\, his writings\, his influence\, his collectors\, his legacy\, and even the naming of his bridge.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/whitman-vignettes-camden-and-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Kamin Gallery\, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library\, 3420 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190904
DTSTAMP:20190128T173322Z
CREATED:20190128T173322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190128T173322Z
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SUMMARY:Spencer Finch - Art Installation at RiverLink Ferry
DESCRIPTION:Spencer Finch\, a New York-based artist known for sculpture\, installations\, and drawings that capture fleeting natural phenomena and sensory experience\, will create an interactive work on the RiverLink ferry that operates between Philadelphia and Camden. In Whitman’s day\, a number of ferries connected the two cities\, but today only one ferry runs\, from May to September. Finch’s piece will directly link Whitman’s journey in the late 19th century to today’s visitors’ experience of the river. Ferry-goers will match the color of the sky and water by spinning two color wheels of Pantone swatches Finch selected after observing the ever-changing tones of the Delaware river and the sky above it. The ferry will fly two color flags each day\, one the color of the sky and one the color of the water. Finch has created a number of works inspired by writers including Emily Dickinson\, Henry David Thoreau\, and Whitman. He is the only artist to create a work for the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York. Finch also created an installation for the High Line in New York titled The River that Flows Both Ways\, inspired by the color and movement of the Hudson River. \n  \nThis installation is organized in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Libraries with major support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. 
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/spencer-finch-art-installation-at-riverlink-ferry/
LOCATION:Delaware River Waterfront\, 211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190728
DTSTAMP:20190514T190509Z
CREATED:20180510T232510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T190509Z
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SUMMARY:Poet of the Body: New York's Walt Whitman
DESCRIPTION:How did a carpenter’s son\, grammar school dropout and sometime hack writer become America’s greatest poet?\nTo commemorate Whitman’s 200th birthday on May 31\, 2019\, this landmark exhibition showcases New York’s role in the extraordinary transformation of Walter Whitman Jr. to “Walt Whitman\, a kosmos\, of Manhattan the son.” \nWhitman is now universally acclaimed as the “Good Gray Poet” and for his Civil War writings\, though less is known of his early years as a Long Islander\, Brooklynite and self-described “Manhattanese.” The exhibition presents the story of his coming of age as a poet through a unique assemblage of rare books\, manuscripts\, and artifacts\, many never before seen\, from the Whitman Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane\, archives such as the Feinberg Collection at the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library’s Berg Collection\, private family collections\, and forgotten treasures from Bryn Mawr College’s Special Collections and the Brooklyn College Library. Highlights include every American edition of Leaves of Grass published during Whitman’s life\, manuscripts and one-of-a-kind books that have remained in private hands from his time to our own\, his pen\, his cane\, and even locks of his hair encased in exquisite Victorian rings. \nA celebration of Whitman’s enduring relationship with the metropolis that sired and inspired him\, the exhibition is curated by collector Ms. Tane  and Dr. Karen Karbiener\, NYU Clinical Professor and Whitman scholar.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/the-poet-of-the-body-new-yorks-walt-whitman/
LOCATION:Grolier Club\, 47 East 60th Street\, New York\, New York\, 100222\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition,HOME FEATURE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190727T170000
DTSTAMP:20190514T190640Z
CREATED:20190325T152910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T190640Z
UID:2971-1553846400-1564246800@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Walt Whitman: America's Poet
DESCRIPTION:Two hundred years after his birth\, Walt Whitman remains one of America’s most influential writers\, arguably our national poet. His life’s work\, Leaves of Grass\, is a perennial best-seller\, and Whitman himself has attained the status of cultural icon\, his name nearly a byword for notions of inclusivity\, equality\, sensuality\, and the value of the individual. \nDrawing from collections across the Library\, Walt Whitman: America’s Poet examines many of the individuals\, beliefs\, and experiences that shaped Whitman’s work while also noting his literary legacy and continuing cultural impact. \nStephen A. Schwarzman Building\, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery \n 
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-americas-poet/
LOCATION:New York Public Library\, 476 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10018
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,HOME FEATURE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190326T200000
DTSTAMP:20190325T154732Z
CREATED:20190325T154715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190325T154732Z
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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman: Poet of the Future - Opening Program and Reception
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition Poet of the Future will celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Walt Whitman by sharing rare books and manuscripts from Rutgers University Libraries’ collections. To mark the opening\, Karen Karbiener\, a Whitman scholar based at New York University\, will talk about the portrait in the original edition of Leaves of Grass\, and Barbara Henry\, printer and poet\, will talk about how Whitman’s training as a printer influenced his work as a poet. The program will be followed by a reception. \nAlexander Library\, Scholarly Communication Center\nRutgers University Library Special Collections and Archives\, New Brunswick\, NJ\,
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-poet-of-the-future-opening-program-and-reception/
LOCATION:Rutgers-New Brunswick\, 169 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901-1163
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture/Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTSTAMP:20190514T185657Z
CREATED:20190115T033751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T185657Z
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SUMMARY:Whitman\, Alabama
DESCRIPTION:Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” is a joyful celebration of the diversity at the heart of this country—and our connectedness to one another. To commemorate the great American poet’s 200th birthday\, we’re taking part in citywide events with an installation of filmmaker Jennifer Crandall’s Whitman\, Alabama\, an ongoing project that brings the poem to life through the voices of Alabama residents. See the film with photographs from the collection that suggest the richness of American identity. \nThis exhibition is offered in conjunction with Whitman at 200: Art and Democracy\, a region-wide initiative organized by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries\, with major support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/whitman-alabama/
LOCATION:Philadelphia Museum of Art\, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition,Repeating
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20190514T185635Z
CREATED:20190115T033240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T185635Z
UID:2704-1549929600-1560556799@waltwhitmaninitiative.org
SUMMARY:Walt Whitman in His Time and Ours
DESCRIPTION:Born in 1819\, Walt Whitman is considered the greatest American poet of the 19th century. To celebrate Whitman’s bicentenary\, this exhibition examines his life and work in the context of the era in which he lived\, exploring Whitman’s influence on American life\, culture and other writers through his time to the present.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitman-in-his-time-and-ours/
LOCATION:University of Delaware Morris Library Special Collections Gallery\, 181 South College Ave\, Newark\, DE\, 19717\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition,Repeating
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190422
DTSTAMP:20190115T031644Z
CREATED:20190115T031549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190115T031644Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Making Books
DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition is inspired by Walt Whitman’s instrumental role in the physical production of his many editions of Leaves of Grass\, which—as scholar Edward Folsom has stated—the poet not only wrote\, but made\, “over and over again\, each time producing a different material object that spoke to its readers in different ways” \nThe show combines a selection of examples from Philadelphia-based writers who print their own books with an eclectic\, international selection of contemporary titles shaped by their authors’ control of typesetting\, design\, print medium\, paper choice\, binding\, and distribution. Details about accompanying public programs to be announced.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/writers-making-books/
LOCATION:Arcadia University Galleries\, Spruance Galleries\, 450 South Easton Road\, Glenside\, PA\, 19038\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Walt Whitman's Prose and Poetry in Products and Advertisements
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special FREE Exhibition Preview and Reception! \nMember Preview 2:00 – 3:00 PM\nPublic Preview 3:00 – 5:00 PM\n\nAs part of our Bicentennial Celebration\, we are pairing with esteemed Walt Whitman collector\, Ed S. Centeno\, with an exhibition featuring various cultural artifacts\, commercial products\, fine arts\, and advertisements which depict segments of Walt Whitman’s prose and poetry. Mr. Centeno’s 33 years of collecting Walt Whitman related items has been “rewarding\, challenging\, and inspirational.” Centeno never intended to exhibit nor lecture about his collection; nevertheless\, he discovered that there is an audience interested in his passion. He says many people are curious to see what he collects\, and they are interested in understanding why. \n   The primary focus of Ed’s collection is the commercialization of Whitman’s name\, image\, and words in memorabilia\, commercial products\, advertisements\, fine arts\, and digital formats. His purpose in collecting is to enrich the knowledge of the past\, to preserve and perpetuate this aspect of collecting to future generations\, and to acquaint himself with the phenomenon of Whitman’s popularity. \n   Surprisingly\, this commercialization began as early as the 1880’s and Walt was not entirely opposed to having his image associated with products and services. Upon seeing the earliest advertisements\, Whitman laughed and said\, “that is fame\, giving the hat a little more height and it would not be such an offense…” Whitman received no monetary compensation for the usage of his name or image. Since the 1880s\, Walt Whitman’s image\, poetry and name have been used in advertising food products\, beverages\, music\, movies\, social media\, art\, books\, political and social awareness efforts\, theater productions\, and many more. \n   Up until the mid-1960s\, corporate America invoked Whitman with high reverence due to his iconic literary stature and fame through advertisements and commercial products that had no connection to his persona or body of works. From the 1970s and beyond\, Whitman’s persona took an entirely different perspective in mass media (TV\, radio\, internet\, movies). Today’s Whitman is more ambiguous\, daring\, complex\, and playful. \n   Ed Centeno’s fascination with the advertisements\, posters\, commercial products\, and private art commissions depicting fragments of Whitman’s prose and poetry humbly began while researching material for an article about American poets on stamps. To his astonishment\, Centeno learned that the Walt Whitman House in Camden\, New Jersey\, was only miles from where he lived as a teenager. While getting reacquainted with Whitman’s poetry and reading several biographies\, Ed discovered that Walt was depicted on cigar boxes\, wine\, beer\, gift cards\, insurance advertisements\, postcards\, postage stamps\, etc. There are also places and structures named after him—the Walt Whitman Bridge\, high schools\, shopping mall\, parks\, an apartment building\, housing projects\, bookstores\, and other commercial businesses. \n   Centeno’s collection clearly demonstrates the significance and resonance of Walt Whitman’s literary contribution in modern society\, the importance of his high stature in commercialization\, and the impact of his fame among collectors.
URL:https://waltwhitmaninitiative.org/event/walt-whitmans-prose-and-poetry-in-products-and-advertisements/
LOCATION:Walt Whitman Birthplace Association\, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road\, Huntington Station\, NY\, 11746\, United States
CATEGORIES:200,Consortium,Exhibition
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