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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett Robert Ansett

Australian-born but schooled in the United States, he returned to Australia in 1965 to start the Budget Rent a Car System.

1 portrait in the collection

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget

Bob Ansett, Budget,

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, gouache and felt-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Sir Peter Abeles, TNT Ansett

Sir Peter Abeles, TNT Ansett

Sir Peter Abeles, TNT Ansett

Sir Peter Abeles, TNT Ansett, n.d.

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Alex Carmichael, Chairman of Santos - Ansett Director

Alex Carmichael, Chairman of Santos - Ansett Director

Alex Carmichael, Chairman of Santos - Ansett Director

Alex Carmichael, Chairman of Santos - Ansett Director,

Portrait, watercolour, crayon, coloured pencil, gouache and fibre-tipped pen on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Peter Weiss AO

Peter Weiss AO (1935–2020), cultural benefactor, was born into a well-to-do family in Vienna, which they fled in the late 1930s.

1 portrait in the collection

Eric McIllree

Eric McIllree

Eric McIllree (1914-1973) was the founder, chairman and managing director of the Australian arm of Avis Rent-A-Car, and for twelve years the owner and developer of Dunk Island.

1 portrait in the collection

Alan Goldberg

Beyond the bow tie

About Face article

Nathan Faiman delves into the rich life story and legacy of Alan Goldberg.

Rupert Murdoch

Corporate Characters

Magazine article by Gillian Raymond, 2005

A collection of thirty-seven caricatures by the artist Joe Greenberg capture the heroes and villians of Australian business in the 1980s.

Janice Wakely

Generous Janice

Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2013

Dr Sarah Engledow puts four gifts to the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection in context.

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