Helen Keller Outside her Connecticut Home
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Keller
(American, 1880 - 1968)
Date1941
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 8 5/8in. (17.1 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/8 x 9in. (18.1 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2009.434.0
DescriptionAn elderly woman wearing an overcoat or raincoat stands on a rocky slope below a large frame house with clapboard siding, louvered shutters, a bay window, and a shed dormer. Her hand rests on a guiderail made of branches. Young trees and a tall cedar tree grow among the rocky ledges. Leafless trees are in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Helen Keller was born is Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. She lost both her sight and hearing at the age of 18 months and learned to communicate from her teacher, Annie Sullivan. Following Annie's death in 1936, Keller moved to Easton, CT, where she lived until her death in 1968. The label on the back of this photograph identifies the location as Westport. (Finlay 12/1/2010)Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
About 1906
