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Archives of American Art
Healy family papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.healheal
- Creators:
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Healy family
- Dates:
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1816-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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11 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Information regarding the Healy family, compiled by George William Healy, Jr., including Bible entries, biographical data, descriptive entries and information on portraits painted by Thomas Cantwell Healy and his brother G.P.A. Healy.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
G.P.A. Healy was a 19th century portrait and historical painter, who painted in the U.S. and in Europe. His brother, Thomas Cantwell Healy, was also a portrait painter, who worked primarily in Mississippi.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 600 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donor, George William Healy, Jr., is the grandson of Thomas Cantwell Healy, who was the brother of George P.A. Healy.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Mississippi | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Healy, Thomas Cantwell, 1820-1889 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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