William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878) · United States · Writers · Died at 83

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William Cullen Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life.

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Engraving of Bryant, c. 1843

An 1867 portrait of Hiram Powers and Bryant, now housed at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C.

Kindred Spirits, an 1849 portrait by Asher Durand, depicting Bryant with Thomas Cole

William Cullen Bryant Memorial, a statue of Bryant in Bryant Park next to the New York Public Library in Midtown Manhattan

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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William Cullen Bryant

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Spouse Frances Fairchild Bryant

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