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Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Kitson, 1879

Tan bust of Henry Longfellow with full beard and mustache, classical draping on chest

Painted plaster bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow sat for Samuel James Kitson at the sculptor's request in June 1879. Longfellow reported: “For the last ten days I have had Mr. Kitson, the Sculptor staying with me, and making my bust. It is very good so say “all the crowned heads” of Cambridge."

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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG

Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938

NPS Museum Catalog Number : LONG 4706

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Museum Collection

11/05/2007

Frank Ruggles

Frank Ruggles

Organization: Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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