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Percy Spence

Percy Spence, born in Balmain, grew up in Fiji and began art classes in Sydney in about 1888.

1 portrait in the collection

Henry Parkes, 1900

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence (b. 1945), actor, made his film debut in the title role of Tim Burstall's Stork (1971), its title relating neatly, if coincidentally, to his 2.01m frame.

1 portrait in the collection

Stuart Spence

Stuart Spence (b. 1960) born in Geelong, Victoria, established his career in Sydney during the 1980s and 1990s, as a magazine photographer specialising in celebrity portraiture.

2 portraits in the collection

Percy Lindsay

Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), artist, was the eldest child of Robert and Jane Lindsay, born, as were his nine siblings, in Creswick, Victoria.

4 portraits in the collection

Percy Hobson

Born in the NSW town of Bourke, Percy Hobson (1943–2022) became Australia's national high-jumping champion in 1962 with a jump of 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 metres).

1 portrait in the collection

Percy Leason

Percy Leason, artist, illustrator and cartoonist, grew up in Victoria's Wimmera region and trained in the rudiments of art in Nhill.

1 portrait in the collection

Self portrait, c. 1930

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Anton Cook 2009

Grace Tame – Between the Sea and the Sky

Sir Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC

Sir Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC (1897-1985) was a politician, statesman, diplomat and judge.

3 portraits in the collection

Percy Spender

Recorded 1968

Bruce Spence, n.d.

Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012

Percy Hobson, 2006

Purchased 2006

Peter O'Doherty, 2013

Russell Crowe, 1995 (printed 2016)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

The play’s the thing

Penelope Grist charts an immersive path through Stuart Spence’s photography.