Sophia Campbell b. 1777

Also known as Sophia Palmer
  • Artist
Until 2009 regarded as a watercolour painter and sketcher and as Australia's first woman artist. This entry, written in 2009, outlines details of the re-attribution of Campbell's work to Edward Close.
exhibited at
The Work of Art: Australian women writers and artists
Date
14 August 1995 - 11 February 1996
Place
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Beyond the Picket Fence: Australian women's art in the National Library collections
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
National Library of Australia, Canberra
Description

Opened by Andrea Stretton, 7 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
Website
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/127516441