Cheney, Nan

Nan Cheney was a well-known B.C. portrait painter as well as a medical artist for the University of British Columbia, who met and corresponded with many Canadian artists. Cheney enjoyed a close friendship with Emily Carr in the period before Carr's work had gained general acceptance. Cheney collected material about Emily Carr until December 1979.

From the description of Nan Cheney fonds. 1930-1985. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606462646