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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.46, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Russell Cheney
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.46, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Russell Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Russell Cheney American, 1881 - 1945
Date1915 - 1925
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 9/16 × 3 1/4in. (14.1 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionView of Russell Cheney standing outside in front of a pond. The pond is enclosed in marble, stone or concrete. Russell is wearing a light, collared shirt with a dark pair of pants, jacket, and tie. He is holding a hat in the crook of his left arm and is holding some kind of case in his hand. His right hand is in his pocket. There is a sculpture in the background on the right, which is reflected in the pond.
Object number2008.38.46
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.

Russell Cheney, the youngest of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith's eleven children, was an artist.
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.100, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Russell Cheney
about 1935
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.59, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Russell Cheney
about 1925
Gift of Robin Harding and Karen Warfield, 2022.32.222, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known…
Edward J. Rogalski
1952-1953
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.37, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Unknown
1920 - 1935
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.120, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
John Cheney Platt
about 1872
Expectation.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1867
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.36, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Unknown
1910 - 1930
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.124, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Henry Barrett Learned
1895