Dame Anita Roddick
(1942-2007), Businesswoman and campaignerDame Anita Lucia Roddick
Sitter in 8 portraits
Businesswoman and entrepreneur, Dame Anita is the founder of The Body Shop, one of the world's most successful retailers of cosmetics. She is also known as one of the most outspoken social activists in the business world. The first Body Shop opened in Brighton in 1976. Despite her having no formal business training, after 31 years The Body Shop is a multi-local business with over 2045 stores serving in 51 different markets. In 2000, Dame Anita published her autobiography Business and Unusual.
by Sara Rossberg
watercolour, 1995
NPG 6335
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Gered Mankowitz
chromogenic print, December 1988
NPG x137445
by Trevor Leighton
cibachrome print, 1989
NPG x33001
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x35347
Dame Anita Roddick; Sam Roddick
by Reme Campos
chromogenic print, March 2006
NPG x132237
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