Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. with Hazel Burnham Slaughter
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
PhotographerPhotographed by
Keystone View Company
American, 1892 - 1962
Date1923
MediumPhotography, black and white phtograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 9/16 × 6 1/2in. (21.7 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionSide view of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr., handing an envelope to Hazel Burnham Slaughter. Horace is wearing a suit and tie. Hazel is wearing a dress that has crocheted accents and cuffs, with a long necklace and beaded belt. There is an ornamental curtain hanging in the background, probably made of silk.
There is a typed caption on a piece of paper that is attached to the back of the photograph, upside down. This caption was probably used, along with the photograph, in a newspaper article. The caption reads: "GIRL DESIGNER WINS SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY FASHIONS / FROM TOMB OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN. / Miss Hazel Burnham Slaughter, pretty young American / artist of New York, receiving from Horace B. Cheney / at the International Silk Exposition, New York, / the Tut-Ankh-Amen Scholarship which he awarded and / which will take her to Egypt to study Egyptian art / for American fashions and silk designs. / It is the belief of Mr. Cheney that the Egyptian / excavations will give inspiration to American styles / and decorations. / Miss Slaughter, the daughter of a hand weaver, is the / first to receive such recognition. She studied art / at the Art Students League and was a pupil of / Marshal Fry. She already has won several prizes / and creates her designs with wax on silk. / (c) Keystone View Co). / KS. ----2--3---4."
There is a typed caption on a piece of paper that is attached to the back of the photograph, upside down. This caption was probably used, along with the photograph, in a newspaper article. The caption reads: "GIRL DESIGNER WINS SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY FASHIONS / FROM TOMB OF TUT-ANKH-AMEN. / Miss Hazel Burnham Slaughter, pretty young American / artist of New York, receiving from Horace B. Cheney / at the International Silk Exposition, New York, / the Tut-Ankh-Amen Scholarship which he awarded and / which will take her to Egypt to study Egyptian art / for American fashions and silk designs. / It is the belief of Mr. Cheney that the Egyptian / excavations will give inspiration to American styles / and decorations. / Miss Slaughter, the daughter of a hand weaver, is the / first to receive such recognition. She studied art / at the Art Students League and was a pupil of / Marshal Fry. She already has won several prizes / and creates her designs with wax on silk. / (c) Keystone View Co). / KS. ----2--3---4."
Object number1979.25.128
MarkingsPrinted in blue ink on verso, within an oval: "Photo / COPYRIGHTED BY / Keystone View Co Inc. of N.Y. / 91 - [97] [7th] [A]venue, N. Y. C. / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN / FOR YOUR USE ONLY"NotesDate note: The International Silk Exposition was held in New York in 1923.
On View
Not on view
mid 20th century
