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
  • Theatrical manager
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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Related stub people
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Spong, Hilda (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors (associate of)
  • Australian Artists' Association (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • [Royal] Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • London Savage Club (associate of)
Related people
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Loureiro, Arthur Jose De Souza (associate of)
  • Ashton, George Rossi (associate of)
Related works
  • (Norfolk) (creator of)
  • (Hambledon Common, Sussex) (creator of)
  • Flat Iron Building (creator of)
  • Old George Street Markets, York Street (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)
  • Art Society of New South Wales (exhibited at)