Mark Twain in German-Language Newspapers and PeriodicalsMain MenuIntroduction: About the ProjectIntroductory Remarks on the ProjectCatalog of Newspaper Articlescatalog pageCatalog of Newspaper Articles in Der Deutsche Correspondent, Baltimorecatalog pageReferences to Mark Twain's Writing and Speechesreference pageOverview of Peoplereference pageOverview of Locationsreference pageOverview of Topicsreference pageReference Materialreference toolsEditorial pagesproject organisationMost Recent Editsproject organisationSample Pathstest path"Ein amerikanischer Humorist." Grenzboten 33 (1874), 306-314 | Entry pageperiodical article, German, pathHolger Kerstenbe319ed8bdb5a4fd7c387ac70fb9bb1beb4a2843Klara Blanke2e76e4a8b5d98452e5fdd97c12e60f016a573238
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12025-01-21T00:43:23-08:00White Suit3plain2025-01-31T01:23:43-08:00-annotation -mainThe white suits Clemens started wearing in public in his seventies shape the "dominant modern image" (Rasmussen et al. 2:940) of the writer and humorist. The first time he made such an unusual appearance was in 1906 when he appeared in a congressional hearing on the topic of literary copyright wearing a white suit and promptly got the attention of the press and his peers (see e.g. [MT lobbying for copyright changes] or [On MT’s white suit]). Clemens affinity for this style of dress is sometimes attributed to his "enjoyment of shocking people" (Rasmussen et al. 2:940) and to his desire to express his own freedom and individuality via his clothing (see Rasmussen et al. 2:650). Clemens was dressed in a white suit for his funeral.
