Lucy Compton Street Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Lucy Compton Street
American, 1859 - 1942
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1920 - 1929
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 2 1/2in. (8.9 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionThree-quarter length view of Lucy Compton Street Cheney as an older woman, standing outside. She is facing and looking at the camera. Lucy is wearing a coat or dress that has wide lapels and buttons down one side of the skirt. She is also wearing a long strand of pearls and a pair of small, round, rimless eyeglasses. Her hair is styled in a loose bun.There is a house in the background on the right and a sidewalk and trees in the background on the left. There are two people on the sidewalk.
Object number1991.54.114
MarkingsPrinted in blue-gray ink on verso: "0040"InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Lucy Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1920's. This picture was probably taken on the same day as 1991.54.113, based on the clothing and accessories.
Lucy attended Vassar College and graduated in 1883. She married Wells Wadsworth Cheney in 1887 and gave birth to their only child, George Wells Cheney, in 1888.
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