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Gift of Sylvian Ofiara, 2010.405.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Arthur R. Newell, Photographer
Gift of Sylvian Ofiara, 2010.405.1 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Arthur R. Newell, Photographer

Dateabout 1965
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/4 x 7 5/8in. (23.5 x 19.4cm)
Plate (height x width): 10 x 8 1/16in. (25.4 x 20.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sylvian Ofiara
DescriptionAn elderly man is seated on upholstered sofa holding a large camera in his lap. He is wearing a shirt, sweater vest, and striped trousers. He wears wire-rimmed glasses and holds a cigar in his left hand. A crocheted afghan is on the back of the couch. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall in the background.
Object number2010.405.1
MarkingsOn verso, on paper label, typed in black ink, "Arthur R. Newell, photog. / 80yr.+ Rockville Conn. / Photo by Sylvian E. Ofiara / 1060s [sic]"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Married.
    Kellogg & Comstock
    1850
    Kossuth and His Family.
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1852-1853
    Museum purchase, 1990.79.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1852-1853
    Married.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1846
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.105, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
    1933 - 1940
    Marriage Morning.
    Kelloggs & Comstock
    1850
    The Lovers Reconciliation.
    Kelloggs & Comstock
    1848-1850