Photo Fantasy Friday
The Chess Maven and Her Family
It was our Grandmother Catherine Nye who was the chess maven. Funny that she was unwittingly sexist for being such a liberal woman. She never taught her granddaughters chess -only her grandsons and I wonder that her daughters knew from this photo since it is her boys who are playing. I don't understand this photo because I never knew my grandparents when they were still married to each other. I feel like there are underlying tensions which is why I would love to walk into the frame and try to figure out everyone's dynamic. I don't think my mom looks happy and Aunt Carla is posed ever so thoughtfully that it is stiff. Grandma was larger than life and the true head of the family I knew growing up so I find it funny she is so little in this picture and Grandpa is the main focus.
I would love to take a seat at the table and demand what I should have 35 years ago: please teach me to play chess. Oh, and I'd also like to know the name of Mom's doll.
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| L-R Donald Nye, Sandra Nye, Carl Nye, Carla Nye, Catherine Nye, Andrew Nye |
It was our Grandmother Catherine Nye who was the chess maven. Funny that she was unwittingly sexist for being such a liberal woman. She never taught her granddaughters chess -only her grandsons and I wonder that her daughters knew from this photo since it is her boys who are playing. I don't understand this photo because I never knew my grandparents when they were still married to each other. I feel like there are underlying tensions which is why I would love to walk into the frame and try to figure out everyone's dynamic. I don't think my mom looks happy and Aunt Carla is posed ever so thoughtfully that it is stiff. Grandma was larger than life and the true head of the family I knew growing up so I find it funny she is so little in this picture and Grandpa is the main focus.
I would love to take a seat at the table and demand what I should have 35 years ago: please teach me to play chess. Oh, and I'd also like to know the name of Mom's doll.
Love this. I wonder where that table is at. And Uncle Andy's sailor suit. Carla was a poser. I love her hand gesture. Nice job Jenny!
ReplyDeleteThere is an article about your grandmother at chess.com http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-story-strange-and-sad
ReplyDeleteYour grandmother seems to have been pretty significant in the history of organized chess in New York, and a history blogger on chess.com dug up some old newspaper articles: http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-story-strange-and-sad .
ReplyDeleteKate was very important to the history of Chess. The blogger in question taught me nothing new. Not so strange and not so sad a story though. Actually, quite interesting.
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