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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associate of
Tom Roberts
1856
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Streeton
1867
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Arthur Jose De Souza Loureiro
1853
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
George Rossi Ashton
1857
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
parent of
Hilda Spong
Other occupation
associate of
Phil Goatcher
1851
Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
associate of
Frederick McCubbin
1851
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)

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Arrivals
  • 1886
  • 1886
Related people
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Loureiro, Arthur Jose De Souza (associate of)
  • Ashton, George Rossi (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Spong, Hilda (parent of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Loureiro, Arthur Jose De Souza (associate of)
  • Ashton, George Rossi (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Spong, Hilda (parent of)
Related person groups
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • [Royal] Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors (associate of)
  • London Savage Club (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Australian Artists' Association (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Victorian Artists' Society (associate of)
  • [Royal] Art Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors (associate of)
  • London Savage Club (associate of)
  • Royal Academy (associate of)
  • Australian Artists' Association (associate of)
Related works
  • Flat Iron Building (creator of)
  • (Hambledon Common, Sussex) (creator of)
  • (Norfolk) (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
  • Old George Street Markets, York Street (creator of)
  • Flat Iron Building (creator of)
  • (Hambledon Common, Sussex) (creator of)
  • (Norfolk) (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
  • untitled (creator of)
  • Old George Street Markets, York Street (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
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Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:35 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:35 p.m.