Sherwood and Louise Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Sherwood Alfred Cheney
American, 1873 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of
Louise Delano
American, 1891 - 1923
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fabian Bachrach
American, 1881 - 1963
Date1921
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/16 × 7 1/16in. (23 × 17.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 × 9 1/16in. (27.9 × 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 × 9 1/16in. (27.9 × 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Sherwood Alfred Cheney and Louise Delano Cheney. It is probably a wedding portrait. Sherwood sits on the right, wearing a military uniform. There is an eagle pin on his left shoulder, two bar pins over the front breast pocket, and a "U.S." pin on his collar. Louise sits in front of him, on the left. She is wearing a dark dress or blouse that has decorative embroidery around the neckline and on the sleeve. She is also wearing a long necklace. Her hair is cut short or is pulled back into an updo and she has bangs. Both of them are smiling and looking at the camera. There is a photographer's backdrop in the background.
Object number1991.54.133
MarkingsEmbossed in bottom left corner of recto: [depiction of a female figure and what are probably the initials "LFB," all within an oval frame"InscribedHandwitten in black ink on recto below image: "Bachrach / [line] 1921 [line]"Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "Sherwood + Louise"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Cheney / Delano"NotesDate note: "1921" is written on recto. This is the year that Sherwood and Louise were married and therefore this photograph may be a wedding portrait.
Shortly after their wedding, the Cheneys moved to Peking (Beijing), China where Sherwood was assigned as a military attache. Louise died there in 1923.
Cataloging worksheet in object file states the following: "Sherwood went to West Point and was a professional soldier. During WW I he was Brigadier General and received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Guerre. Louise was the cousin of Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Louise died shortly after giving birth to their daughter. They were married in 1921."
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