Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Frank Cheney, Jr.
American, 1860 - 1957
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFrank Cheney, Jr. stands at one corner of a baseball diamond that is painted on the Big Lawn. He is wearing a skirt and has a sash tied around his waist. He holds a baseball bat in his hands and is swinging to his right, towards the left side of the frame. Behind the diamond there is a group of men and women seiiting on a bench, watching the game. Behind them there are several large evergreen trees.
Object number1988.133.350
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Frank Cheney, Jr. wearing a skirt / and playing baseball on the big lawn / in front of the Knight Dexter Cheney house."On View
Not on view
