Item 100158 - Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1851
- Item 100158 - Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1851
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- Item 100158
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Image Info Sculptor Benjamin Paul Akers (1825-1861) of Westbook made this plaster bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), the noted poet who was born and raised in Portland.
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On July 18, 1851, in a letter to his brother Alexander W. Longfellow, Henry Longfellow wrote, "I am glad you think so well of the bust. Akers has certainly very great merit in this way. I wish I could afford to have it done in marble; but alas! I cannot."
