May Being Driven in a Swiss Car
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
American, 1874 - 1949
Dateprobably 1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/4 × 5 1/2in. (8.3 × 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 6in. (9.2 × 15.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 6in. (9.2 × 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionMary "May" Pierson Cheney is wearing a hat and sits in the back seat of a Swiss car. A man in a coat and cap sits in the front seat and drives toward the camera on a dirt road, passing under some trees. A plate on the front of the car reads "95". Photograph was probably taken in Europe.
Object number1988.133.660
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "May being driven in a / Swiss car"On View
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
probably 1911
