Dancing the Virginia Reel
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
(American, 1866 - 1942)
SubjectPortrait of
William Coates Cheney
(American, 1864 - 1941)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.369
DescriptionMen and women stand indoors in two lines, facing each other. The building is rustic and may be the interior of a barn. The line on the left has one woman and six men. The one on the right has six women. At the far end of the building a man stands playing a fiddle or violin. The pair immediately in front of him hold hands, and the woman's arms are crossed as though she has just completed a spin. Included in the group are Charles Cheney, William Coates Cheney, Walter Bowden Cheney and Frank Cheney, Jr. The dance took place at the Cheney family vacation home in Marlborough, Connecticut.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.165 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
about 1885
