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Adam Knott (age 27 in 1993)
Garry Shead (age 51 in 1993)
Tom Thompson (age 40 in 1993)
Richard King (16 portraits)
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another 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. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
Artists Garry Shead and Martin Sharp recount their friendship and the creation of Martin's portrait.
Martin Sharp fulfils the Pop art idiom of merging art and life.
Explore portraiture and come face to face with Australian identity, history, culture, creativity and diversity.