Mary Pierson Cheney by Clothes Line
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
(American, 1874 - 1949)
Dateabout 1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.439
DescriptionMary Pierson Cheney stands in the woods, on upward-sloping ground. There is a clothes line criss-crossing behind her. There are five articles of what appear to be underclothing hanging on the line. There is a large log beneath the clothes, and the rest of the ground is littered with sticks and roots.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.67 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
Khoutavong Yongchaiyuth
2010 April 18
