Walter Brookes Spong b. 1851

  • Artist (Painter)
Spong first worked in Australia with Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick McCubbin painting theatrical backdrops. After eleven years in the country, working primarily in watercolour, Spong returned to England via Cairo with Streeton.
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Name
Walter Brookes Spong
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Stage designer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Theatrical manager (ANZSIC code: 9001)
Birth date
1851
Birth place
United Kingdom
Death date
1929
Death place
United Kingdom
Active Period
  • c.1886 - c.1897
Arrival
  • 1886
Residence
  • 1886 - 1897 Australia
  • 1851 - 1886 United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Callaway, Anita (2000), 'Visual Ephemera', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (30 April 1996), 'Australian and European Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, Part II', Melbourne, Vic : Christies catalogue (citing McCulloch).>, <ExternalResource: (1997), 'Renniks Australian Painters', Sotheby's catalogue contains the most original material evidently by Clark, Jane.>]