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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.75, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Portrait of a Man
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.75, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Portrait of a Man

ArtistDrawn by Russell Cheney American, 1881 - 1945
Date1910 - 1950
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 1 11/16 × 1 7/16in. (4.3 × 3.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionView of a portrait drawing leaning against a dresser. The canvas depicts a seated man wearing a long-sleeve shirt. He is touching the tips of his fingers together in front of him and is looking to the right. The floor of the room is tiled and there are several items on top of the dresser.
Object number2008.38.75
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "403E"

Printed in gray ink on verso, upside down, within an oval: "VELOX"
NotesDate note: Creation date of drawing unknown. Date of photograph is estimated.

Russell Cheney was probably the creater of this portrait.
On View
Not on view
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5851  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1990
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.39, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Unknown
1910 - 1930
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.100, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Russell Cheney
about 1935
Sampler
Abigail Stanley Roberts
1830
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Ruth Wheelock Patten
3 November 1808
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.14, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Hope Amory Cheney
about 1926
The Toilet.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1845
Sampler
Lucy Ripley
1802