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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.61, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Austin Cheney
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.61, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Austin Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Austin Cheney American, 1876 - 1948
PhotographerPhotographed by Horace L. Bundy American, 1839 - 1918
Date1892
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 9/16 × 7 1/2in. (24.3 × 19.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 × 11 1/16in. (35.6 × 28.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Austin Cheney (1876-1948) at about sixteen years old. He is sitting and leaning his elbow on a desk to his left, resting the back of his head on his hand. The other hand is resting on the edge of the desk. Austin is looking straight at the camera. There is a stack of papers sitting on the edge of the desk. Austin is wearing a white collared shirt under a light colored jacket and matching pants. He is also wearing a tie.
Object number1988.85.61
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on recto: "Bundy 1892"NotesDate note: Inscription on recto gives date as 1892.

Context note: Horace Bundy had a studio in Hartford, Connecticut.

Austin was the eighth son of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell. He had eleven siblings.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.60, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
    Austin Cheney
    1906 - 1916
    Gift of Anne Cheney Zinsser, 2008.37.72, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
    Sherwood Alfred Cheney
    1887 - 1888
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.124, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
    Henry Barrett Learned
    1895
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.130, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
    Seth Leslie Cheney
    about 1898
    Gift of the Wadsworth Family of Farmington, CT in memory of Cecil Dwight Wadsworth, 2022.33.932…
    Austin Merrills Ward
    before 1875
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.100, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
    Russell Cheney
    about 1935
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.126, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Rintoul & Rockwood
    about 1863
    Gift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig, 2012.563.8…
    N. M. Austin
    1860-1900