Humphrey Spender

British photographer (1910-2005)
Person Human Q11682648

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
April 19, 1910
Date of death
March 11, 2005
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Ulting
Spouse
Margaret Low, Rachel Anne Hewitt, Pauline Emily Wynn[10][11][12]
Child
Quentin W. Spender[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[31]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Spender[21]
Given name
Humphrey[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki Loves Pride Art & Artists, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library[28][29][30]
Participated in conflict
World War II[20]
Sexual orientation
bisexuality[19]
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Start of work period
1935[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Humphrey Spender en Humphry Spender en John Humphrey Spender en Lensman it Humphry Spender it John Humphrey Spender it Lensman nl J.H. Spender nl John Humphrey Spender pt Humphry Spender pt John Humphrey Spender pt Lensman
🔖 Identifiers · 54
VIAF cluster ID
79144731
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82221082
GND ID
119550806
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Humphrey Spender, 1999.jpg ↗
AAGM person or institution ID
3150
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
spender-humphrey-b-1910-painter
Artist-info artist ID
215487
Artnet artist ID
john-humphrey-spender
AskArt person ID
11071969
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Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
2297
Benezit ID
B00173287
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
133341588
British Council artist ID
spender-humphrey-1910
Christie's creator ID
45414
DACS ID (2022)
006398
DDB person (GND) ID
119550806
Discogs artist ID
2284630
Europeana entity
agent/base/151632
FAST ID
105029
Fotografen.nl ID
74239
Freebase ID
/m/046nlr
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004207399707141
Geni profile ID
6000000015327013815
Grove Art Online ID
T080528
IdRef ID
08459733X
Invaluable.com person ID
fto8rqbrj6
Kindred Britain ID
I22589
Le Delarge artist ID
20511_artiste_SPENDER_Humphrey
Luminous-Lint ID
Humphrey__Spender
Met Constituent ID
55534
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
5967
NUKAT ID
n2020148943
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810581187305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1567007
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp07593
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073330833
Open Library ID
OL962013A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
97623
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
293962
RKDartists ID
74239
SNAC ARK ID
w6c82dhf
SNARC ID
Selma
Te Papa agent ID
2138
The Peerage person ID
p65149.htm#i651485
UK National Archives ID
F56423
Union List of Artist Names ID
500021114
WikiTree person ID
Spender-78
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmTkMWyDBVtxXxtKhFFrq
YCBA agent ID
1477

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Has works in the collection 7
Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 2
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
SNARC ID 1
Sex or gender 1
Sexual orientation 1
Sibling 1
Siblings 1
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Summary

Humphrey Spender was born on April 19, 1910[1], in London[2]. He died on March 11, 2005[3], in Ulting[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], painter[6], and designer[7].

FAQs

Where was Humphrey Spender born?

Humphrey Spender's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Humphrey Spender die?

Humphrey Spender died in Ulting[4].

Who were Humphrey Spender's parents?

Humphrey Spender's father was Harold Spender[8]. Humphrey Spender's mother was Violet Hilda Schuster[9].

Who was Humphrey Spender married to?

Humphrey Spender's spouses include Margaret Low[10], Rachel Anne Hewitt[11], and Pauline Emily Wynn[12].

What did Humphrey Spender do for work?

Humphrey Spender worked as a photographer[5], painter[6], and designer[7].

Where did Humphrey Spender go to school?

Humphrey Spender was educated at Gresham's School[16] and University of Freiburg[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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