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Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6165 5584

Address: 91 Murray St 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: libraries.tas.gov.au/allport/Pages/default.aspx

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24.01.2022 As we pause to remember those who we have lost during times of War, we remember one of Allport's own. Morton Allport was born in Hobart on the 15 March 1887 to (Morton John) Cecil and Annie (nee Campbell) Allport. Known as Morton the Younger, he followed in his family's footsteps, became a lawyer and worked at the family firm, Dobson, Mitchell and Allport. He enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and saw action on the Western Front. 2nd Lieutenant Morton Allport was ki...lled in action, in France, on this day (November 10th) in 1916. He was 29 years old. Lest We Forget. Images: Morton Allport, son of Cecil, Black & White Photograph 16x8 cm Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Morton Allport c1915, Royal Flying Corps, Black and White Photograph 152x103 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Morton Allport seated at his desk] Black and White Photograph 14x9 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Commemorative Scroll. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Letter from the War Office on Medals. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Certificate from the Hobart City Council. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Letter from Major G.H.K Lawrence, 70th Squadron, advising of the circumstances of Morton Allport's death. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. The death of his first born child, in action, prompted Cecil Allport to leave provision in his will for the establishment of the 'Morton Allport Memorial Bequest', which is used to acquire artwork for TMAG.

23.01.2022 August is National Family History Month. To celebrate we will be holding a series of talks in the Allport. So Get Curious and check out all the events: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/state-library-and-archive-s... Bookings are essential as numbers are strictly limited.

23.01.2022 Don't forget to Get Curious and book in for one of our National Family History Month talks. The program kicks off tomorrow (4th August) at 2pm with 'Researching adoptions, fostering and out of home care'. Bookings for all events can be made at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/the-allport-and-state-libra... Please note: Bookings are essential due to restricted numbers.

23.01.2022 Ever looked at a piece of furniture and wondered what it may have seen, if only it had eyes? This folding screen of wood, leather, metal, brass, fabric and canvas, c1890, most probably graced a bedroom to provide privacy, and was no doubt witness to many a thing. What stories it could tell - if only it could talk. Currently removed for conservation, it is usually found standing proudly in the Bedroom at the Allport. Its beautifully painted leather panels, catching the eye of the viewer as they wander past. Images: [Folding Screen] 1850h x1680w x 25d mm (each panel is 560mm wide) c1890, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

22.01.2022 Happy Birthday Lily! On this day 160 years ago, Tasmanian Artist, Curzona Frances Louise "Lily" Allport was born. Why not celebrate this momentous occasion by treating yourself to a "Lily" print or a copy of the definitive book on all things "Lily". 'Miss Lily: A Portrait of the Artist Curzona Allport' by former Allport Library of Museum of Fine Arts Librarian/Curator, Marian Jameson. This beautiful and insightful publication covers Lily's life and is full of her stunning ...artworks. Available online at our shop, or why not pop into The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts and see some "Lily's" in person.... Images: Miss Allport at work outdoors, 1880-1900. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Miss Lily: A Portrait of the Artist Curzona Allport, by Marian Jameson, Fullers Publishing, 2018.

21.01.2022 Meet the beautiful and yet tragic Mary Louise "Minnie" Reid ( nee Allport). Minnie was born in VDL, on Boxing Day 1832, the only daughter of Mary Morton and Joseph Allport. She inherited her mother's talent as an artist, had her heart broken by Daniel Finucane, a doctor on The Fantome, but found happiness when she married the dashing Lt. James Reid of the Bengal Staff Corps in 1853. Minnie and James had 6 children and lived most of their married life in India. While in India,... Minnie and her children survived a massacre in Fyzabad in 1857, only for her to die onboard the HMS Geelong on passage from Point de Galle to Melbourne, in July 1871. She was 38 years old. The Allport family and her deeply grieved husband, Lt Col. James Reid, commissioned a memorial window to her memory, which can be seen at the All Saints Church of England, South Hobart. James Reid re married and had a second family, yet he and his children remained in close contact with the Allport family. James Reid died in England in 1915. Images : Mary Louise "Minnie" and James Reid, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Mary Louise "Minnie" Reid, Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

21.01.2022 Our new Exhibition is up! 'Under your Nose' November 2020 February 2021... A photographic romp of moustaches from our collections Libraries Tasmania is thrilled to present this light-hearted look at men’s facial hair fashion. We invite you to discover the wonderful moustaches and other hidden treasures that lie just under your nose in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts and within the Libraries Tasmania collections. Visit the exhibition in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts from Monday 16 November. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts Ground Floor, 91 Murray Street Hobart, Tasmania Free entry: Weekdays 9:30 am 5:00 pm; Saturdays 9:30am 2:00pm; closed Sundays and public holidays. Wheelchair accessible Wi-Fi access Email: [email protected] Phone: (03) 6165 5584 Website: Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts This exhibition is brought to you by the Libraries Tasmania curatorial team (The Moustache Cooperative) in partnership with the Mobart MoBros. Please join us in raising awareness of, and supporting, men’s health and wellbeing by donating to the MoBros’ Movember appeal here: www.mobartmobros.com

20.01.2022 We are delighted that, from TODAY, our libraries have REOPENED for browsing, borrowing, returns and public computer/internet access at your local library’s regular, pre-COVID hours. Please note: we will NOT be open on Saturday, 20 June (but will be open as usual on Monday, 22 June). We will be encouraging you to browse, borrow and go. This means that, because we are restricted to specific numbers of people at each of our sites, we are encouraging visitors to stay for l...imited periods only to give all members of the public time to access our public computers and browse/borrow items. Staying to read a book, catch up with friends or rest for a while will not be possible at this stage. Of course, we will continue to observe public health guidelines; and if you are unwell, we ask that you do not visit our libraries at this time. For FAQs, our Roadmap to Reopening and links to our existing eResources, please visit our website: www.libraries.tas.gov.au. And you can, of course, continue to browse our online catalogue and place a hold in the normal way. #LibrariesTasmania

19.01.2022 Welcome to summer! We are celebrating the change of season with a look at some of C.L (Lily) Allport's (1860-1949) exquisite fan designs (c1910-1914) hand painted by Lily, in watercolour on silk. These beautiful, skilfully created works of art are so fragile we are unable to publicly display them, but we hope you are able to appreciate the magnificent work of "our Lily" in this post and online at: https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au//search/results... A reproduction of one of the fan designs, 'Dancing with ribbons in blue' can be purchased at the Allport for $16. If you would like to know more about Lily Allport, or would enjoy having her images in a coffee table book, to browse at your leisure, why not pick up a copy of the stunning book: 'Miss Lily: A portrait of the artist Curzona Allport' by former Allport Curator/Librarian Marian Jameson. (Fullers Publishing, 2018) $75.00 Also available at the Allport and from our online shop. The Allport Online Shop: why not have a look for some great Christmas ideas: https://www.libraries.tas.gov.au/all/Pages/merchandise.aspx More items are available in our museum shop, including beautiful Christmas card packs. . Images: Dancer, Constantinople: design for a fan. C.L Allport (1860-1949) c.1910. Watercolour on silk 305 x 525mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Midsummer night's dream: design for a fan. C.L. Allport (1860-1949) c1910, Watercolour on silk 285 x510mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Garden Party with two peacocks: design for a fan: C.L Allport (1860 - 1949) c.1910 watercolour on silk 295 x 485mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. A spring song: design for a fan. C.L. Allport (1860-1949) c.1914. Watercolour on silk 28 x 47cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Ballet Dancers: design for a fan. C.L Allport(1860-1949) c1913. Watercolour on silk 283 x 500mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Garden and stairs with viaduct in the distance: Design for a fan. C.L Allport (1860-1949) c1911. Watercolour on silk 210 x 450mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Dancing with ribbons in blue. C.L Allport (1860 -1949) c1911. Watercolour on silk 31 x 51cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Chariot: design for a fan. C.L Allport (1860-1949), 1908 - 1914. Watercolour on silk. 275 x 290 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

18.01.2022 GOOD NEWS! THE ALLPORT WILL REOPEN SOONwe hope to open the Allport to the public on Monday 6th July. Keep an eye on our page for updates.

18.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that Allport has re-opened to the public. We would love to see you, so please come along and enjoy all the wonders Allport has to offer; including the superb exhibition, Lauren Black's: 'A Complex Beauty' which has been extended until the 7th November 2020. Please note that physical distancing is in practice.

18.01.2022 It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas..... Thank you for all your support over what has been a very different, and for some, a very difficult year. As we say goodbye to 2020, we would like to leave you with our very own gift- a selection of "Christmas" botanicals from our collection. ... We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. Please note: Allport will be closed- Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec), Public Holiday (28th Dec) and New Year's Day (1st Jan 2021). Normal hours resume from Saturday 2nd January 2021. Images: [Cyathodes parrifolia] C.L Allport (1860-1949), 1883, watercolour on card, 31 x 25 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Kennedia prostrata [Running postman] red prostrate creeper, W.B Gould (1803-1853) c.1830, watercolour on paper, 22 x 18cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Cyathodes parvifolia, C.L Allport (1860-1949), watercolour on paper, 28 x 21 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Waratah from Mittagog NS Wales, Unknown Artist, 1890, watercolour on paper, 30 x 22 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Wild Raspberry, Catherine Mabel Adams (1874-1924), 1891, watercolour on paper 28 x22 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Tasmania Waratah, Catherine Mabel Adams (1874-1924). 1891, watercolour on paper, 28 x 22 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Native Cherry Exocarpos [sic] cupressiformis, Ada Francis Butler (1874- 1922) 1913. oil painting on grained paper 253 x 178 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

16.01.2022 1pm Thursday 1st October. Places are still available.

15.01.2022 Meet William Buelow Gould (c.1803- 1853). Born in Liverpool, England, to James and Ellen Holland. Gould was able to read and write, he trained as an artist and found employment at the Spode porcelain factory and married at the age of 21. His life however, was not to be happy one. On the 8th January 1827, W.B Gould was sentenced to 7 years transportation to VDL. His crime? Stealing a coat worth 2/ ( having had a previous conviction for stealing "colours"). A portrait painter...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Introducing Tasmanian Artist, Ada Francis Butler (1874-1922). Ada was born to Alfred Butler and Francis Matilda Butler (nee Groom) in Clunes, Victoria in 1874. She lived the majority of her life in Tasmania, where she was member of the Art Society of Tasmania. Ada never married and died in Hobart on the 16th July 1922. Images: ... Peach Berries cyathodes divaricate Hooker. A.F Butler, 1912. Oil paining on grained paper 253x178 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Tasmania olive. A.F Butler, 1912-1914. Oil painting on grained paper 254 x 178 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Blue berry dianella tasmanica. Hooker. A.F Butler, 1912-1914. Oil painting on grained paper 253 x 178 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Tasmanian wild flowers] A.F Butler, 1912-1914. Oil painting on grained paper, 252 x 176 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania Irises. A.F Butler, 1912-1914. Oil Painting on grained paper, 252 x 176 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Heart berries, A.F Butler, 1912- 1914. Oil painting on grained paper, 253 x 178 mm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Ada Butler as girl} Baily, Henry Hall, Photographer. Photographic print: black and white, 5.6 x 9 cm on card 6.2 x10 cm. c1881. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Ada Butler as a teenager] Louis Grouzelle & Co. photographer. Photographic print; sepia toned, 8.6 x 6 cm on card 10.2 x6.4 cm. c.1888-1889. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Ada Butler and F. M Butler]. Louis Grouzelle & Co. photographer. Photo graphic Print; sepia toned, 8.6 x 6 cm on card 10.2 x 6.4 cm. c.1888-1889. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Ada Butler as a young woman] Harcourt McGuffie & Co. photographer. Photographic Print; black and white 6.4 cm diameter on card 12.3 x 12.3 cm. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. Miss A. [Ada Frances] Butler, Tasmania Exhibition 1894-1895 season ticket holder. Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania. [Ada Butler middle aged] Morris, John Richard. Photographic print 1910-1918. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

12.01.2022 While we holiday at home, we thought we would share a selection of C.L "Lily" Allport's works from her travels around our picturesque island....... Some of you may even be inspired to pick up a brush rather than a camera to capture your memories. Images: Flinders Island, Attributed to : C.L Allport (1860-1949) Watercolour on paper, 27 x 37 cm, undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania... [Tasmanian Scene showing stream and Mt Wellington] Attributed to: C.L Allport (1860-1949) Watercolour on card. 27 x 37 cm, Undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania [Blowhole Tasman Peninsula], Attributed to: C.L Allport (1860-1949) Watercolour on paper, 19 x 27 cm, undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania [Shot Tower Taroona], Attributed to: C.L Allport (1860-1949) Watercolour on paper, 18 x13 cm, undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania Devoit on the Tamar, C.L Allport (1860-1949) Watercolour on paper, 25 x 37 cm, undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania A Settler's home on Maria Island, C.L Allport (1860-1949) Paint and paper, 268 x 375 mm, undated. Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

11.01.2022 RETURNING YOUR ITEMS You are now very welcome to return your items at your local library during normal operating hours. Remember that we do not charge fines for overdue books, so there is no rush - but we do want items returned so that others can borrow them.... As we are continuing to observe public health guidelines, please do not visit our libraries if you are unwell. For FAQs, our Roadmap to Reopening and links to our existing eResources, please see our website: www.libraries.tas.gov.au #LibrariesTasmania

09.01.2022 PHAT (Professional Historians Association of Tasmania) talks are back at at the Allport. We are kicking off with Honey Dower: Injurious to Minds and Bodies: Transportation from Pentonville Prison to Port Arthur, 1842-77. Thursday 3rd September at 1pm. Please remember that bookings are essential due to COVID restrictions. Click on the link below for more information

06.01.2022 Welcome to spring! Images: A selection of botanical works by C.L "Lily" Allport (1860- 1949) and Mary Morton Allport (1806-1895). All images have been digitised from the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts Collection, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Libraries Tasmania.

06.01.2022 Tomorrow (4th August) at 2pm. Bookings essential.

03.01.2022 Talks are back! We are happy to announce that the popular Professional Historians Association (Tas.) and Friends of the Allport (FOTA) lecture series' are back. So get curious and see what's on offer at the Allport: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/the-allport-and-state-libra... Bookings for all events are essential as numbers are strictly limited

03.01.2022 We are excited to announce that Allport is re-opening on Monday 6th July. So come along and get your "Allport fix". We would love to see you.

02.01.2022 FINAL WEEK OF LAUREN BLACK'S: A COMPLEX BEAUTY Don't miss this extraordinary show. Closes 2pm Saturday 7th November 2020.

02.01.2022 Tomorrow (Wednesday 5th August) at 2pm. Places still available.

02.01.2022 Who is it...? Come along and find out who is hanging resplendent at the end of our hallway, when we reopen on Monday 6th July