Walter Brookes Spong was an English stage and watercolor painter.

Spong was born in London

London

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. He married Elizabeth Twedle, and their daughter, Hilda

Hilda Spong

Hilda Spong , was an acclaimed English actress of stage and screen, appearing in Australia, Europe, and America.Hilda was the daughter of Walter Brookes Spong and Elizabeth Twedle....

 (1875-1955), was an actress in theatre and movies, working in Australia, Europe, and America. Spong was a friend of noted Australian artists Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts

Thomas William Roberts , usually known simply as Tom, was a prominent Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School.-Life:...

, and Arthur Streeton

Arthur Streeton

Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton was an Australian landscape painter.-Early life:Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with G. F. Folingsby at the National Gallery School.Streeton was influenced by French...

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In 1886, Spong moved to Australia, and became the chief scene painter with the Brough and Boucicault Comedy Company (may have accompanied them to Australia). In 1886, he was one of the founders of the Australian Artist's Association and the Victorian Art Society.

In 1898, Spong returned to England. In 1900, he was listed as a stage painter in the records of the Royal Adelphi Theater of London.

Spong died in 1929 in Nice

Nice

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Exhibitions of his works

His works have been exhibited at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Victorian Artist's Society (Australia), Society of Artists (Australia), Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters, Royal Academy

Royal Academy

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 (8) and Walker Gallery (66) in London, among others.

His works are represented in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra

Canberra

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, the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales

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, The Manly Art Gallery, The Mitchell Library

Mitchell Library

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, Sydney

Sydney

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, and The Dixon Galleries, as well as corporate and private collections in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

United States

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