Through his writing Walt Whitman created a new identity for the United States that was forged from the nation's hidden truths.
Much art came from the American Civil War.
Traditional paintings.
A new medium - photography.
Walt Whitman brings both of these worlds together with his poetry.
Much art came from slavery in the United States.
Traditional paintings.
A new medium - photography.
A new poet to tell the story of the new medium by appealing to emotions with the old medium of art.
A Nation's poet.
What were the most significant hidden truths Walt Whitman used to paint his canvas of the new American identity?
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