Stephen Pierson Cheney by Flag Pole
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen Pierson Cheney
American, 1903 - 1968
Dateabout 1916
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 1 5/8in. (6.4 × 4.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/8 × 1 13/16in. (7.3 × 4.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/8 × 1 13/16in. (7.3 × 4.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Stephen Pierson Cheney standing outside to the right of a flag pole. The Horace Bushnell Cheney house is in the background, to the left. Stephen's right hand is grasped around the rope that is attached to the flag, as though he has just finished raising it. His left hand is held up in front of his face and he appears to be holding his thumb to his nose or mouth.
Object number1988.133.551
InscribedHandwritten on top edge of negative (emulsion side up): "1[9?][?]"Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Stephen Pierson Cheney standing / beside the flag pole on the lawn / of the Horace Bushnell Cheney / House. C. 1916"
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
