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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
Sir Percy Spender, 1981
Alex Kolozsy
Portrait, cold cast bronze
Gift of the artist and the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia 2004
Sir Percy Spender, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, black conte on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Sir Percy Spender, 1955
Wilfred John Peisley
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of John Spender KC 2015
Barry Humphries and Lizzie Spender, 1994
Lewis Morley
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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 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
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
Percy Hobson, 2006
Sahlan Hayes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on resin-coated paper
Purchased 2006
Henry Parkes, 1900
Percy Spence
Portrait, pencil and pastel over brown ink wash on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Portrait jug of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1925-1928
Ashtead Potters Limited, Surrey, UK, Percy Metcalfe
Portrait, glazed ceramic
Purchased 2006
Ted Dyson, Bill Dyson (with pipe) and Percy, c. 1899
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Percy, Ted Dyson and Bill Dyson, c. 1899
an unknown artist
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008