Isabel Cooper
Isabel Cooper (1892–1984) was an American painter, scientific illustrator and writer.
Also recorded as Isabel Cooper Mahaffie · Isabel Ruth Cooper · Isabel Ruth Mahaffie · Isabel R. Cooper
Isabel Cooper

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- Born
- 1892 · Tacoma.
- Died
- 1984 · Bethesda.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · scientific illustrator · writer · artist
- Education
- Bryn Mawr College
- Honours
- honorary member
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Biography
Also worked under the name Mahaffie, Isabel Cooper and Mahaffie, Charles. Born at Tacoma in 1892, died in Bethesda in 1984.
Isabel Cooper studied at Bryn Mawr College. Employment is recorded with Wildlife Conservation Society. Distinctions recorded are honorary member.

Isabel Cooper, artist for Beebe
The Modern Review. January 1925

The Arcturus adventure : an account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition / by William Beebe ... with 77 illus. from colored plates, photos. and maps, published under the auspices of the Zoological Society.
Beebe, William
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Tacoma.
Birth place
Bethesda.
Death place
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 August 2026.
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