Summer Party on the Lawn of "Big Red"
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Howell Cheney
American, 1870 - 1957
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2 1/2in. (6.4 × 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2 11/16in. (6.4 × 6.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2 11/16in. (6.4 × 6.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFive people sit in a circle, with their backs together, on the ground in front of "Big Red", the Frank Woodbridge Cheney House. Three more people lay on the ground to the left of them, with their heads pointed towards the group. Three other people sit on chairs behind them all. Howell Cheney and Emily Cheney (Learned) are both depicted.
Object number1988.133.342
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "summer lawn party in Front of the / Frank Woodbridge Cheney House, 'Big Red' / Included in view Howell Cheney and Emily / Cheney (Learned).NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.98 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
