Marion Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Marion Cheney
American, 1897 - 1976
PhotographerPhotographed by
Johnstone Studio
Date1901
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 11/16 × 3 13/16in. (14.4 × 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 × 11 1/16in. (35.6 × 28.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 × 11 1/16in. (35.6 × 28.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFull length portrait of Marion Cheney (1897-1975) as a young girl. She is sitting sideways in a chair, angled to the right and looking off camera. She is holding a magazine open in her lap. Marion is wearing a light colored dress with tights and dark colored shoes. Her hair is styled in ringlets and there is a large bow at the top of her head.
Object number1988.85.95
MarkingsDark blue sticker with white text adhered to verso: "Johnstone / Photographer / 45 PRATT ST. [decorative line] / [decorative line] HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto: "Johnstone 1901."Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Marion Cheney."NotesDate note: Inscription on recto gives date as 1901.
Marion Cheney was the daughter of Charles Cheney (1866-1942) and his first wife, Mary Lydia Brainard (1867-1900).
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