G.P.A. Healy papers

1843-1953

George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) was an American portrait painter. He studied in Paris and painted in the U.S. and Europe. His best known works were portraits of Daniel Webster, Longfellow, and a series of U.S. presidents. Collection contains correspondence, notes, family papers, photographs, and printed matter gathered by Thomas R. Hay for a biography of Healy written by Marie De Mare. Correspondence consists of letters concerning Healy's presidential portraits, photostats of letters by Healy, and family correspondence. Papers provide information on Healy's life, family and friends, location and date of portraits, and partial index of all his known paintings. Photographs are of Healy and sitters for his portraits. Also, clippings, pamphlets, and typescript pages for De Mare's biography.