Lily Allport

Curzona Frances Louise (Lily) Allport (18 July 1860 – 29 April 1949) was a Tasmanian artist.

She was born in Tasmania to Morton Allport, a solicitor and photographer, and Elizabeth Ritchie. As a child, Allport received drawing lessons from her grandmother, the artist Mary Morton Allport who is considered the first professional female artist in the Australian colonies.[1] Determined to pursue a career in art, Allport moved to England in 1888 with her mother Elizabeth and sister Eva. Initially supported by a yearly allowance from her mother and brothers, Allport shortly became financially self-sufficient through sales of her prolific works including oil paintings, watercolours, pastel drawings and relief prints.[1] In Europe she studied with renowned artists including Hubert Vos and Charles Wellington Furse.[2] In 1894, The Mercury newspaper reported that Allport was the first Tasmanian artist to have works exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts.[3]

References
  1. "Curzona Allport". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Lily Allport: In Retrospect". Libraries Tasmania. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. "Curzona Frances Louise Allport b. 18 July 1860". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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