[[File:|thumb|right|220px|Woman with camera by Alfred cheney Johnston (1920 or earlier)]] Alfred Cheney Johnston (April 8, 1885–1971) was a photographer born in New York City, known for his portraits of Ziegfeld Follies.

Biography

Johnston was born into a New York banking family.^[1] Initially he studied painting and illustration at the National Academy of Design in New York but after graduating in 1908 he failed in his attempt to become a portrait painter. Instead, he started to use the camera previously used to record his subjects as his creative medium. Early in his career he did uncredited work a retoucher at the Sarony Studio.

See also

• Napoleon Sarony

References

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