We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

W B McInnes Sir Baldwin Spencer

oil on canvas

213 x 110 cm

The Argus newspaper of 24 June 1924 records the unveiling of this WB McInnes portrait of Sir Baldwin Spencer in the University of Melbourne’s Wilson Hall. Fortunately, the painting escaped that building’s fate; the hall was destroyed in a fire in 1952.