• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE6018

Kingsborough, Lily Ethel

(1870 – 1958)
  • Born 3 November 1870, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • Died 21 March 1958
  • Occupation Photographer

Summary

Lily Kingsborough was an amateur photographer who is best known for her studies of flowers.

Details

Lily Kingsborough was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 3 November 1870. Her father was John Kingsborough and her mother was Sarah Jeffrey.

Kingsborough’s original inspiration to become a photographer is not currently known. She was to become an award winning amateur photographer, who was especially well known for her studies of flowers. Kingsborough participated in exhibitions held in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, and received many prizes for her work. Her photograph Almond Blossom was described by the press as ‘nicely lighted, delightful in its simplicity and altogether charmingly rendered’ (The Advertiser, 1902); it also received a medal at the Annual Exhibition of the South Australian Photographic Society in 1902. Kingsborough was award first prize for her photograph Marguerites at the Photographic Society of New South Wales exhibition in 1903.

Kingsborough died on 21 March 1958.

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Events

  • 1970

    Lily Kingsborough’s work featured in the Public Schools Floral and Industrial Society Exhibition

    Exhibition and award
  • 1970

    Lily Kingsborough’s work featured in the Public Schools Floral and Industrial Society Exhibition

    Exhibition and award
  • 1902

    Lily Kingsborough’s work featured in the Photographic Society.

    Exhibition
  • 1903

    Lily Kingsborough’s work featured in the Photographic Society of New South Wales.

    Exhibition and prize for first place
  • 1905

    Lily Kingsborough’s work featured in the Photographic Association of Victoria Exhibition.

    Exhibition and awards

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