Austin Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Austin Cheney
American, 1876 - 1948
Date1906 - 1916
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/4 × 7 5/8in. (23.5 × 19.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Austin Cheney (1876 - 1948) as an adult. He is seated and angled to the left, looking off camera in that direction. Austin is wearing a three piece suit with a white shirt and a dark colored tie. There is a watch chain hanging from the pocket of his vest. There is a large ring on his left hand and a pin in his tie. Austin is also wearing pince-nez glasses. There is a picture of a tree on the backdrop behind him.
Object number1988.85.60
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Austin Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1905-15.Austin Cheney was the eighth child of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell. He had eleven siblings.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
