Russell Cheney and Friends
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datebefore 1945
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper; photomechanical prints on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/8 x 5 1/4in. (13.7 x 13.3cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 5 5/8in. (15.2 x 14.3cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 5 5/8in. (15.2 x 14.3cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionPhotographs of Russell Cheney, his friends, and travels. Several photographs show Cheney painting at an easel or drawing in a sketchbook. In one photograph he wears boots and is smoking a pipe. Several photographs appear to have been taken in Europe, others were probably taken in Manchester or Marlborough, Connecticut, or elsewhere in the United States. A postcard depicts the Avenue Victor Hugo in Cassis, France. One photograph depicts the garden of a chateau. One photograph depicts a hay wagon. In one photograph, two men sit on a stone wall with mountains in the background.
Object number2008.38.29-.46
Inscribed2008.38.39: On verso, in blue ink, "me - in my walking clothes"All photographs, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Russell Cheney (1881-1945) was a painter. He was the son of Knight Dexter Cheney. (Finlay 2/21/2014)
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