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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
Divinyls, Sydney, c.1988
Stuart Spence
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The Triffids, Sydney, c.1986
Stuart Spence
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INXS, Sydney 1985
Stuart Spence
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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
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Russell Crowe, 1995 (printed 2016)
Stuart Spence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
The play’s the thing
About Face article
Penelope Grist charts an immersive path through Stuart Spence’s photography.
Ian Moss, Cold Chisel, Sylvania Hotel, Sydney, c. 1980
Stuart Spence
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Chrissy Amphlett, Sydney, c.1988
Stuart Spence
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Marc Hunter, Dragon. Sylvania Hotel, Sydney c. 1979
Stuart Spence
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Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016)
Stuart Spence
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Dorland Bray and Deborah Conway, Do-Re-Mi. Sydney c.1985
Stuart Spence
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Mark Seymour, Hunters and Collectors, Phoenician Club, Sydney '92
Stuart Spence
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Julie Mostyn, Flaming Hands, The Cronulla Workers' Club, Sydney, c. 1981
Stuart Spence
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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