[6] The family were very musical and before Edith's sister Florence was born, Anne acted as pianist for a Glee Club held at their home organised by a critic for the Argus.

[3] His name was Artur Jose De Souza Loureiro and he taught at Ruyton, with Edith continuing her education with him after she left school.

[9] She was an early member of the Melbourne Lyceum Club, exhibiting in 1899 with fellow artists May Vale and Janie Wilkinson Whyte.

An architect in the Arts and Crafts movement, Edith's brother Rodney would collaborate with his family for designing the interiors of houses.

[12] This would be her first foray into fantasy illustration, with her collaborating in 1910 with Ida Rentoul Outhwaite to create panels for the children's ward at Melbourne's Homeopathic Hospital.

[13] From here she would move into book illustration, with Some Childrens' [sic] Songs by Marion Alsop (no relation) and Dorothy McCrae featuring her designs.

[26] Her musical sensibilities would continue in her art world involvement, helping organise a pageant play for the Victorian Artists' Society[27] and designing the dresses.

[28] Along with sister Florence, Edith would give concerts for the Mission to Seafarers Victoria, and spend her breaks sketching portraits of the seaman to send home to their mothers.

[13] The influence of her time in Europe was evident in her work from this period, such as Hampton Court[42] A Street in Paris,[30] and Women of Tivoli.

[52] The only major exhibition of her work, A study in rhythm and design: Edith Alsop (1871-1958) was by the Ian Potter Museum of Art in 2005.