Lucy Compton Street Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Lucy Compton Street
American, 1859 - 1942
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1925 - 1935
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3in. (10.5 × 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length portrait of Lucy Compton Street Cheney as an older woman. She is looking directly at the camera. Lucy is wearing round, rimless eyeglasses and has a fur stole around her neck. Her hair is gray or white and either cut short or pulled back into a bun.
Object number1991.54.115
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Lucy Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as late 1920's - early 1930's. Lucy attended Vassar College and graduated in 1883. She married Wells Wadsworth Cheney in 1887 and gave birth to their only child, George Wells Cheney, in 1888.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
