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Catherine Helen Spence
Biography
Catherine Helen Spence (1825-1910), writer and reformer, came to South Australia aged 14 and began her career with a number of pioneering novels, including Clara Morison (1854).
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
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
The Triffids, Sydney, c.1986
Stuart Spence
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INXS, Sydney 1985
Stuart Spence
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Divinyls, Sydney, c.1988
Stuart Spence
Image
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.
Catherine Hamlin AC
Biography
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
Biography
Catherine Livingstone AC (b. 1955) has been chair of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia since January 2017.
1 portrait in the collection
Marc Hunter, Dragon. Sylvania Hotel, Sydney c. 1979
Stuart Spence
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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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