Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Maurice Goldberg
Russian, 1881 - 1949
Dateabout 1928
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2in. (24.1 × 19.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. as an adult. He is angled to the right and looking off camera. Bushnell is wearing a dark suit jacket over a white shirt with a dark, striped tie. He has thick eyebrows and his hair is slicked back away from his forehead.
Object number1991.63.1
InscribedHandwritten in white ink on recto: "MAURICE GOLDBERG"Handwritten in black ink on verso: "1928? / Horace Bushnell Cheney jr. / founder of the Jitney Players / 1922 ? / 23"NotesDate note: "1928?" is written on verso. Bushnell died in 1930.
Inscription note: Bushnell founded the Jitney Players in 1923. The troupe was continued after his death (in 1930) by his wife, Alice Keating Cheney, until 1938. This information comes from the finding aid for the "Jitney Players records,*T-Mss 2014-122" at the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library, accessed 12/29/2023. See for further information: https://archives.nypl.org/the/22610.
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1920