Russell Cheney Painting in the Hills
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Russell Cheney
(American, 1881 - 1945)
Date1910 - 1940
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (13.3 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
Object number2008.38.34
DescriptionView of Russell Cheney painting outdoors. He is holding an artist's palette and leaning forward to paint on a small canvas that is propped on an easel on the left. There is a box of supplies sitting on the ground under the easel. Russell appears to be standing on the side of a road, which runs horizontally in the foreground. There are fields, trees, hills, and a few buildings in the background. This photograph was printed as a postcard.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.Russell Cheney, the youngest of Knight Dexter Cheney and Edith Cowles Poor's eleven children, was an artist.
Status
Not on view
