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.
Cabinet card of Bryant by José Maria Mora, c. 1876
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
The New York Post is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The Post also operates three online sites, NYPost.com, PageSix.com, a gossip site, and Decider.com, an entertainment site.
The New York Post was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father who George Washington appointed as the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton appointed William Coleman as the newspaper's first editor in 1801; Coleman served in that capacity until his death in 1829.
William Cullen Bryant, the Post's most notable 19th-century editor
A New York City Subway passenger reading the New York Post in April 1974