Author(s): Joanna Gilmour

Publications

Presenting the stories behind more than 250 highlights from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, The Companion invites readers to connect with the lives of others, deepening our understanding of Australian identity, history, diversity, creativity and culture.

The Companion reflects the face of Australia: the great, the good and the famous among the flawed, the obscure, and those whose existences and experiences are no less vivid or worthy for having been typical and ordinary.

It tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be and who we’ll never forget.