Walter Brookes Spong

Who was Walter Brookes Spong?

Walter Brookes Spong was an English stage and watercolor painter.

Spong was born in London. He married Elizabeth Twedle, and their daughter, Hilda, was an actress in theatre and movies, working in Australia, Europe, and America. Spong was a friend of noted Australian artists Tom Roberts, and Arthur Streeton.

In 1886, Spong moved to Australia, and became the chief scene painter with the Brough and Boucicault Comedy Company. 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, France.