Mary Bell Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Bell
American, 1882 - 1953
PhotographerPhotographed by
Blank & Stoller
American, active 20th century
Dateabout 1922
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 × 6 15/16in. (22.9 × 17.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 × 11 11/16in. (42.2 × 29.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 × 11 11/16in. (42.2 × 29.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Mary Bell Cheney as an adult. She is standing angled to the right but is looking off camera to the left. She is wearing a plain dress with a long strand of pearls around her neck. She is also wearing long earings. Mary's hair is pulled into a loose updo. There is a landscape scene on the backdrop behind her.
Object number1991.54.69
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto: "BLANK + STOLLER / NY"Handwritten in pencil on recto in a different hand: "Mary Bell Cheney / Mrs Charles Cheney"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1922.
Mary Bell was the second wife of Charles Cheney. They were married in 1902. She was the younger sister of Katherine Bell, who married Charles' brother, Seth Leslie Cheney.
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