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Roger Williams Cheney
Image Not Available for Roger Williams Cheney

Roger Williams Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Roger Williams Cheney American, 1907 - 1990
Date1909
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 3/8 × 3 1/2in. (16.2 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Roger Williams Cheney as a toddler, standing on a window seat or couch and leaning back on a wall. He is wearing a white, long-sleeve dress with stockings and white buttoned boots. His hair is cut in a bob below his ears and he has bangs. There is a floral painting hanging on the wall above him to the left. There is a large photograph of Ward Cheney (1875-1900) in an oval frame on the wall above him to the right. Ward was Roger's uncle.
Object number1991.63.5
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Roger / 1909"

Handwritten in black ink on verso: "Williams Cheney"
NotesDate note: "1909" is written on verso.
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