Robert Frost
Dublin Core
Title
Robert Frost
Subject
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
Celebrities - United States
Poets - United States
Chowning's Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 19. Building 5A.
Description
Acclaimed American poet Robert Frost enjoys a beverage in Chowing's Tavern on December 5, 1941. Frost had come to Williamsburg for a meeting of the College of William and Mary's Phi Beta Kappa society. At this particular meeting, Frost read several poems which had not been made public before, including "The Gift Outright." Nearly twenty years later, "The Gift Outright" would become famous when Frost read it at John F. Kennedy's inauguration.
This photograph is a copy made in 1956 by a Colonial Williamsburg staff photographer. The original photographer is unknown.
This photograph is a copy made in 1956 by a Colonial Williamsburg staff photographer. The original photographer is unknown.
Creator
Veal, Ralph
Date
1941-12-05
Date Created
1956
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
56-RV-67
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Citation
Veal, Ralph, “Robert Frost,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed February 7, 2025, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/695.