Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr.
SubjectPortrait of
Knight Dexter Cheney II
(American, 1870 - 1910)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
(American, 1833 - 1915)
Dateabout 1873
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 × 2 3/8in. (10.2 × 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.27
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr. as a young boy. He is looking off camera to the right. K. D., Jr. is wearing a sailor suit and string tie. His hair is chin length and styled in loose ringlets. Both his hair and his eyes appear to be light in color.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1873. Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr. was the fifth child and eldest son of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith. He had ten siblings.
Status
Not on view
about 1870
Frank Dexter Cheney Jr.
Frank Dexter Cheney Jr.