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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.34, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
Richard Goodman, Jr., or Richard Goodman, Sr.
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.34, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Richard Goodman, Jr., or Richard Goodman, Sr.

SubjectPortrait of Richard Goodman, Jr. American, 1846 - 1911
SubjectPortrait of Richard Goodman Sr. American, 1818 - 1896
PhotographerPhotographed by John Lyman Lovell American, 1825 - 1903
Date1866 - 1880
MediumPhotograph: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 13/16 × 2 1/4in. (9.7 × 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 9/16in. (10.5 × 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length portrait of an adult man, either Richard Goodman, Jr. (1846-1911) or Richard Goodman, Sr. (1818-1896). He is pictured in profile, facing to the left. Richard is wearing a white collared shirt with a string tie under a waistcoat and jacket.
Object number1991.54.34
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "J. L. LOVELL. / [logo featuring an overlapping "J", "L" and "L"] / Amherst, Mass."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Richard Goodman"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.

Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as c. 1860 and identifies the subject as Richard Goodman, Sr. (1818-1896), who married Electa Woodbridge Cheney in 1845. However, the Lenox Library Association in Lenox, Massachusetts has the same image identified as Richard Goodman, Jr. (1846-1911),
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.294, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Richard Goodman, Jr.
    1865
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.122, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Richard Goodman Platt
    about 1872
    Gift of Edgar Goodman, 1880.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Joseph Steward
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.293, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Franz Hanfstaengl
    1868 - 1883
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.33, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
    Electa Woodbridge Cheney
    about 1851
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr. , 1991.54.44, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Frank Cheney, Jr.
    about 1870
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.53, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1873 - 1878
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.123, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
    Henry Barrett Learned
    1899
    Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker, 1979.25.9, Connecticut Museum of Culture and …
    Richard Otis Cheney
    1900 - 1910
    Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Richard L. Shaw, 199.100.119.3 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    William T. Marchant
    1917-1919
    Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.27, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
    Knight Dexter Cheney II
    about 1873