Philip Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
PhotographerPhotographed by
Fabian Bachrach
American, 1881 - 1963
Date1918
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper in cardstock folder
DimensionsFolder (height x width closed): 11 9/16 × 7 5/16in. (29.4 × 18.6cm)
Folder (height x width open): 11 9/16 × 14 7/16in. (29.4 × 36.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 × 6 11/16in. (27.3 × 17cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width): 6 × 4in. (15.2 × 10.2cm)
Folder (height x width open): 11 9/16 × 14 7/16in. (29.4 × 36.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 × 6 11/16in. (27.3 × 17cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width): 6 × 4in. (15.2 × 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Knapp Packard
DescriptionHead and shoulders length studio portrait of Philip Cheney at age 40, in uniform. He is looking off camera to the right. There appears to be a 307th infantry regiment pin attached to his collar next to a "U.S." pin. Philip's hair is parted in the middle. It is dark on top but appears to be graying on the side.
Object number2008.39.3
MarkingsDebossed at top of recto of folder: Sketch of a woman with the initials "LFB"Debossed on recto of folder: "A Portrait / by / Louis Fabian Bachrach"
Oval stamp embossed on recto of photograph below image area: "BOSTON 647 BOYLSTON / [dot] / PROVIDENCE 120 UNION / BACHRACH / WORCESTER 17 ELM STREET"
Debossed on verso of folder: "STUDIOS AT / BOSTON / WORCESTER / PROVIDENCE / NEW YORK / BALTIMORE / PHILADELPHIA / WASHINGTON / SUMMER STUDIOS AT / MAGNOLIA / HYANNIS / NEWPORT / SOUTHAMPTON / BAR HARBOR"InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on inside of front cover: "Philip Cheney"
Handwritten in black ink on recto of photograph: "Bachrach / -1918-"
Handwritten in blue ink on verso of photograph: "Philip Cheney"
Handwritten in pencil on verso of photograph: "Blh"NotesDate note: Inscription on recto gives date as 1918.
Philip Cheney served during World War I as a captain in Company B, 307th Infantry, 77th Division.
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