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Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers.
American painter, quiltmaker and ornithologist (1786-1859)
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About Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers
Sophonisba Angusciola (Peale) Sellers, known by the nickname "Sopy," was an early American ornithologist and artist. She was also a noted quilt-maker and a surviving example of her work is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is recognized as the first woman in America to collect and prepare bird specimens for scientific study.
Everything about Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers →- Occupation
- artist, painter, ornithologist, scientific collector
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1786
- Died
- 1859