Mrs. Albert J. Myer (Catherine Walden)
1876
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.4 × 63.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140204
Catherine Walden was the wife of General Albert J. Myer, who established the Army Signal Corps during the Civil War. In this lively portrait, George Healy shows Mrs. Myer with a twinkle in her eye and a knowing grin. She exudes a warm personality that was likely a comfort to the politicians and top military officers she met during her husband’s service in the Civil War. Healy lived in Paris from …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Registry history
- 1876 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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