A Group of People in a Field
SubjectPortrait of
Russell Cheney
American, 1881 - 1945
SubjectPortrait of
Clifford Dudley Cheney
American, 1877-1948
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Campbell
1879 - 1962
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 × 3 1/4in. (7.6 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 × 3 5/8in. (8.9 × 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 × 3 5/8in. (8.9 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of five people outdoors in a field. There are three people sitting in chairs. The man in the foreground, who appears to be painting, is probably Russel Cheney. The man in the background might be Clifford Dudley Cheney. The woman standing and holding up binoculars or a camera is Helen Campbell and the man standing next to her is Philip Cheney.
Object number1991.28.47
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "[?]74"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "This was another / world. so / long ago. taken / with my first little camera. I think / before you were married. / Love / S."NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1910. Context note: Cataloging worksheet states that the place of origin is either Manchester, CT or Rhode Island.
Russell, Clifford and Philip were all brothers from Manchester, Connecticut. Helen Campbell, of Rhode Island, married Philip in 1920.
Subject Terms
- Cheney family
- Cheney, Helen Campbell, 1879-1962
- Cheney, Philip, 1878-1948
- Cheney, Russell, 1881-1945
- Cheney, Clifford Dudley, 1877-1948
- Cheney, Thomas Langdon, Jr., 1917-2012
- Art
- Artists
- Leisure
- Men
- Women
- Portraits, group
- Cameras
- Photography
- Manchester (Conn.)
- Rhode Island
- Photographic Prints
- Manchester
- Rhode Island
On View
Not on view
