Jane and Maribel Cheney in a Horace Bushnell School Play
SubjectPortrait of
Maribel Cheney
American, 1905 - 1997
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edmund Martin Ogden
American, 1869 - 1945
Dateabout 1918
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width ): 7 7/16 × 9 7/16in. (18.9 × 24cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two girls standing outside in the middle of a grassy lawn. Jane Davenport Cheney (1906-1989), on the left, is wearing a light colored tunic that has fringed edges with matching bottoms. She is also wearing light colored tights and a tall pointed hat that has fringe on the end. She is holding a wand or stick in one hand. Maribel Cheney (1905-1997), on the right, is wearing a tunic that has a wired hem, causing the dress to stick out away from her body. She is also wearing shorts that are gathered at the knee, tights, shoes, and a scull cap with a feather attached to it. There are flowering bushes in the background.
Object number1988.85.125
MarkingsStamped in purple ink on verso: "OGDEN'S STUDIO, / SO. MANCHESTER, CT."InscribedHandwritten in crayon or pencil on recto: "Ogden. / [line]"Handwritten in black ink on verso: "Jane Cheney / Maribel ' / HB[crossed out "C"] School play /NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1918.
The two girls are first cousins, granddaughters of Frank W. Cheney and Mary Bushnell. Jane was the daughter of John Davenport Cheney and Mary Wilcox Russell. Maribel was the daughter of Charles Cheney, II and his second wife, Mary E. Bell.
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