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I AM A NEW WOMAN series, 2024

Purchased with donor funds 2024

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

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

Grace Tame – Between the Sea and the Sky

Bruce Spence, n.d.

Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012

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.

Catherine Hamlin AC

Catherine Hamlin AC (1924–2020), obstetrician and gynaecologist, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1946 and went to work at Crown Street Women’s Hospital, where she met fellow doctor Reginald Hamlin.

1 portrait in the collection

Catherine Livingstone AC

Catherine Livingstone AC (b. 1955) has been chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia since January 2017.

1 portrait in the collection

Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016)

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016

Henry Parkes, 1900

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin), 2006

Purchased 2008

Catherine Livingstone, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018

Catherine Martin, 2001 (printed 2006)

Gift of the artist 2006