1. Russell Cheney was an American Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and New England regionalist painter.
14 Facts About Russell Cheney
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The youngest of eleven children, Cheney was born in Manchester, Connecticut, to Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Cheney.
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Russell Cheney graduated from Yale University in 1904, where he was a member of the Skull and Bones secret society.
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Russell Cheney studied at the Art Students League with Kenyon Cox and George Bridgman until 1907.
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Russell Cheney continued his art education in Paris under Jean Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian.
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In 1909, Russell Cheney was elected president of the League ; he resigned a year later but continued to take classes there, studying with Chase as a private pupil.
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Russell Cheney spent the summers between 1911 and 1914 painting in York and nearby Ogunquit, Maine.
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In 1909, Russell Cheney exhibited his portrait of Professor Candle at the Salon des Artistes Francais.
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Russell Cheney's work was exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the San Francisco Museum of Art.
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Russell Cheney was a member of the Connecticut Association of Fine Arts, Colorado Springs Art Society, and the San Francisco Art Society.
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Russell Cheney's health was poor and he spent two years in a Colorado tuberculosis sanatorium and subsequently spent winters in warm climes.
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Russell Cheney was supported by his family and later when the family business was dissolved he was supported by Matthiessen.
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Russell Cheney was buried in East Cemetery in Manchester, Connecticut.
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Russell Cheney was survived by Matthiessen and two sisters, Ednah Cheney Underhill of Santa Barbara, California, and Mrs Halstead Dorey of Boerne, Texas.