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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.35, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Russell Cheney Painting Under an Arbor
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.35, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Russell Cheney Painting Under an Arbor

SubjectPortrait of Russell Cheney American, 1881 - 1945
Date1910 - 1930
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 × 4 3/8in. (8.7 × 11.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionSide view of Russell Cheney painting under a long arbor. He is sitting in a chair, with a canvas on an easel to the right. His right arm is extended in front of him, with a brush in his hand. His canvas appears to have three figures on it. There are two women seated under the arbor in the background.
Object number2008.38.35
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso, perpendicular to image orientation: "47"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.

Russell Cheney, the yougest of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith's eleven children, was an artist.
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