Ruth Sears Cheney Wearing a Kimono
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1922
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 11/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.9 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.525
DescriptionView of Ruth Sears Cheney standing on the brick porch of a large house. She is wearing a kimono. Her body is turned to the left but she looks staight forward, left arm streched out in front of her. The other arm is streched out behind her, and she holds an open fan in that hand. There are two chairs sitting on the porch behind her, under a portico, on either side of the front entrance.The house has double doors, which are closed. There is a lantern hanging from the roof of the portico.
NotesNegataive of 1992.115.11 (photograph in album)According to cataloging worksheet in object file, image depicts "Ruth Sears Cheney (b. 1907) dressed in a Japanese costume made of Cheney silk for an international silk show".
A sign in film 1985.113.2 describes the costume as a "JAPANESE COSTUME".
Status
Not on view
