Lillian Elvira Moore Abbot

Lillian Elvira Moore Abbot (née Moore; June 3, 1869 – June 1, 1944) was an American artist, known for her paintings and flower studies.

Early life and education Lillian Elvira Moore was born on June 3, 1869, in Vienna, Virginia. Her parents were Elvira (née Finch) and John Lewis Moore.

On October 13, 1897, she married astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot, the 5th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Once married, Abbot accompanied and assisted her husband during his expeditions on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution, including to Algeria, South Africa, and India. They lived between Washington, D.C., and Mount Wilson (Los Angeles County, California). Her first comprehensive solo exhibition was in 1933, at the Art League of Washington at 2111 Bancroft Place, Washington, D.C.

Death and legacy Abbot died on June 1, 1944, two days before her 75th birthday, at her home in Washington, D.C., following a long illness.

Her work is part of the Frick Art Reference Library's MoMA Photo Files, and she has a biographical information file at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.