Curzona Frances Louise Allport b. 18 July 1860

Also known as Lilly Allport, C. L. Allport
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker in Tasmania. Second daughter of Morton Allport, a Hobart solicitor and well-known amateur photographer. On 12 February 1894, the Mercury stated that Miss Allport had become 'the first Tasmanian to gain the distinction of having works hung in the Royal Academy' - her work was hung there in 1893, 1894 and 1906.
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  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery,Ballarat, VIC
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

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