Wells Wadsworth Cheney in a Hammock
SubjectPortrait of
Wells Wadsworth Cheney
American, 1857 - 1938
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1920 - 1929
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 15/16 × 4 1/16in. (10 × 10.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of Wells Wadsworth Cheney laying in a hammock outdoors. He is wearing a hat and has a jacket or blanket draped over his lap. There is a man standing behind the hammock, taking Wells' pulse. That man has a cigar in his mouth and is smiling. The hammock is in a clearing. There are trees and shrubs in the background and a body of water is visible beyond them, on the left.
Object number1991.54.154
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "W W Cheney / ' in hammock"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1920's.Subject Terms
On View
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