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Percy Spence
Biography
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
Percy Spence
Portrait, pencil and pastel over brown ink wash on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Bruce Spence
Biography
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
Biography
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
Biography
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
Biography
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
Biography
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
Percy Leason
Portrait, oil on composition board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Anton Cook 2009
The Triffids, Sydney, c.1986
Stuart Spence
Image
INXS, Sydney 1985
Stuart Spence
Image
Divinyls, Sydney, c.1988
Stuart Spence
Image
Sir Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC
Biography
Sir Percy Spender KCVO KBE QC (1897-1985) was a politician, statesman, diplomat and judge.
3 portraits in the collection
Percy Spender
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1968
Bruce Spence, n.d.
Stuart Campbell
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Peter O'Doherty, 2013
by Stuart Spence
Image
Russell Crowe, 1995 (printed 2016)
Stuart Spence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016