Mary Ellen Sigsbee Fischer

1876–1960 (age 84)

Artist

Biography

Mary Ellen Sigsbee Fischer painted with a vivid hand, creating portraits and illustrations that reflected the changing times and expressed a deep empathy for women's aspirations.

She also championed art education and civic causes, and her contributions continue to inspire visitors to Montrepose Cemetery.

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