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Latitude
-34.9275
Longitude
138.6
Start Date
1912-01-01
End Date
1970-01-01

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ID
tb9240

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Birth Place
Adelaide, SA, Australia
Biography
illustrator and writer, was born in Adelaide. Studied South Australian School of Art, Adelaide with Wilkie. Began working as an illustrator in Adelaide in the 1930s (see Peaceful Army ). Apart from a visit to Sydney in 1937, she lived in England from 1935. A coloured poster she designed for London’s Southern Railway is in the James Hardie Childhood collection (now Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW), which also holds a Chinese scene. Her children’s books were published in England from 1952. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer staffcontributor Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. 1912
Summary
Elizabeth Skottowe, illustrator and writer, was born in Adelaide. She studied at the South Australian School of Art, Adelaide and worked as an illustrator in the 1930s. She designed a coloured poster for London's Southern Railway and also wrote children's books.
Gender
Female
Died
1970
Age at death
58