Marion Cheney and Cousin Helen Brainard
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Marion Cheney Dennis
(American, 1897 - 1976)
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Sterling Brainard
(1889 - 1899)
Dateabout 1899
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 4 11/16in. (9.4 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 5in. (9.5 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.370
DescriptionA toddler and a young girl sit on a low step in front of a porch. There are several wooden chairs on the porch. The toddler, Marion Cheney, wears a beret and a coat. The girl sitting next to her, to the right, is her cousin Helen Brainard. She wears a dark-colored dress or coat with a large, light-colored collar and has a light-colored bow in her hair. Helen's right arm is draped around Marion's shoulders.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.5.4 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
about 1920
James Sidney Brainard
Davis & Sanford