Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.133, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, ...

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Sherwood and Louise Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Sherwood Alfred Cheney (American, 1873 - 1949)

SubjectPortrait of Louise Delano (American, 1891 - 1923)

PhotographerPhotographed by Fabian Bachrach (American, 1881 - 1963)

Date1921

MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/16 × 7 1/16in. (23 × 17.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 11 × 9 1/16in. (27.9 × 23cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.

Object number1991.54.133

DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Sherwood Alfred Cheney and Louise Delano Cheney. It is probably a wedding portrait. Sherwood sits on the right, wearing a military uniform. There is an eagle pin on his left shoulder, two bar pins over the front breast pocket, and a "U.S." pin on his collar. Louise sits in front of him, on the left. She is wearing a dark dress or blouse that has decorative embroidery around the neckline and on the sleeve. She is also wearing a long necklace. Her hair is cut short or is pulled back into an updo and she has bangs. Both of them are smiling and looking at the camera. There is a photographer's backdrop in the background.

NotesDate note: "1921" is written on recto. This is the year that Sherwood and Louise were married and therefore this photograph may be a wedding portrait.

Shortly after their wedding, the Cheneys moved to Peking (Beijing), China where Sherwood was assigned as a military attache. Louise died there in 1923.

Cataloging worksheet in object file states the following: "Sherwood went to West Point and was a professional soldier. During WW I he was Brigadier General and received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Guerre. Louise was the cousin of Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Louise died shortly after giving birth to their daughter. They were married in 1921."

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