Inside Story

Gary Werskey

Gary Werskey, a cultural historian and biographer who holds a PhD in history from Harvard University, is an Honorary Associate in the Department of History, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney. His latest publication is Picturing a Nation: The Art & Life of A.H. Fullwood (NewSouth Books, 2021). With Natalie Wilson (Curator of Australian & Pacific Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales), he curated the National Library of Australia exhibition, A Nation Imagined: The Artists of the Picturesque Atlas.