Russell Cheney
1881–1945 (age 64)
Artist
Biography
Russell Cheney painted with a luminous touch, translating travels, friendships, and the natural world into works prized by collectors and peers who admired the emotion he drew from light and landscape.
He also inspired younger artists through encouraging letters and studio visits, leaving behind a gentle legacy that is recalled by admirers who gather each year near his gravesite in East Cemetery.