Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. (1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1924
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 7 1/4 × 5in. (18.4 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders studio portrait of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. as an adult. He is looking at the camera. Horace is wearing a suit jacket, vest, white shirt with standing collar, and tie. There is an oval pin secured to the tie beneath the knot. Horace has a receding hair line and very fine eyebrows. There is a studio backdrop behind him.
Object number1991.54.68
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Horace B Cheney 1924?"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "[circled:] 30"NotesDate note: Estimate based on note on back of photograph, which suggests that the picture may have been taken in 1924.
Horace was the third child of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell.
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