Dorothy Flood

Some of Alfred Cheney Johnstons most iconic images was of Dorothy Flood. It was quite a mystery why Alfred when donating his most iconic photographs excluded a lot of Dorothy Flood images (other than two portrait photographs). It was rumoured he did so to protect Dorothy's family life and not create a scandal for her and her family in 1960. Dorothy Flood was around 48 years old at that time, living a quiet suburban life when Alfred Cheney donated his 246 images to the library of congress. Dorothy Flood passed away in 2005.

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Photograph #051 donated to the library of congress

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston

1934 by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Advertising for the cigarette company "Lucky Strikes"

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston
One of Cheneys most iconic pieces that was plastered everywhere on university campuses, in the 1990s. At the time it was a mystery who the model was

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston
In the background one can see Alfred Cheney Johnston's studio, tha bannister. All the 'risque' shots of the celebrated Ziegfeld Girs where taken in his studio

1929 by Alfred Cheney Johnston
This photo was the next in the series as he prepared the "moon" to be anchored above Dorothy Flood

1931 by Alfred Cheney Johnston