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Purchased with donor funds 2024

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 (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 (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


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 (b. 1955) has been chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia since January 2017.
1 portrait in the collection



Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012




Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016

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



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016



Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010



Purchased 2008



Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018



Gift of the artist 2006