Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1941
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Littleport, Cambridgeshire (Place of Birth)
Found in 387 Collections and/or Records:
File
1983 Pilot Episode Artwork, 1982 - 1983
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A visifile containing a bundle of working drawings for the unaired 1983 Spitting Image pilot episode. This bundle includes drawings for: hand puppets, puppets, and sets (SI/602 to 652, and SI/663).
Dates:
1982 - 1983
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
A Christmas Carol, c 1978-1979, 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
Material relating to an illustrated version of Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol, which was originally published in the United Kingdom under the Penguin Books imprint, Allen Lane, in 1979. This edition of the book contains a number of photographic images, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw. These models were made between July 1978 and January 1979, and they were photographed by John Lawrence Jones.The following are...
Dates:
Publication: c 1978-1979; Publication: 1986
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From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Books
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Penguin Books
Sub-Sub-Series
A Christmas Carol, 1978 - 1979
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/3/1
Scope and Contents
Photographic material relating to Luck & Flaw's illustrated version of Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol, which was published in the latter half of 1979 by the Penguin Books' imprint, Allen Lane. Work on this book took place between July 1978 and January 1979, and Luck & Flaw produced plasticine model illustrations depicting various scenes from the novel. The photographic images were taken by John Lawrence Jones.The following are...
Dates:
1978 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island Working Drawings, 1978 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A large visifile containing felt-tip pen and pencil working drawings, relating to Luck & Flaw's work on the illustrated versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island novels. The former was published in 1979, by the Penguin Books imprint, Allen Lane. The latter was shelved after work was completed in 1981, and the illustrated book was not published until 1986, following the success of ...
Dates:
1978 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Sub-Series
A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1991 - 1993
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8
Scope and Contents
Material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in November 1992. The book was written by Law, in collaboration with Lewis Chester, who previously wrote Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, released in 1986. The book acts as both an autobiography for Law and as a form of promotion for ...
Dates:
1991 - 1993
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1960-c 1968, 1992
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/7
Scope and Contents
Photographic material connected to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which was published in November 1992.
The following are present, and their number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. A folder with four black and white photographs from the 1960s: a photo of Roger Law, Peter Fluck, Deirdre Amsden and others by the...
Dates:
1960-c 1968; 1992
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File
A Prokofiev Fantasy File 2, 1991 - 1993
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/5/2
Scope and Contents
An assortment of material relating to the production of the television programme, A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf.The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their sub-file or item reference number in this file:1. Three copies of a 39-page budget document, outlining initial cost estimates for the production; dated May and June 1991.2. Two copies of the front cover artwork for the production's...
Dates:
1991 - 1993
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Item
Adenauer, c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/6
Scope and Contents
A large cartoon mural that is in two parts, featuring felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustrations that relate to the German politicians, Konrad Adenauer and Ludwig Erhard. There is a caption on the 'B' part of the mural, which reads: 'Adenauer is more gothic; I am more baroque. - Professor Ludwig Erhardt [sic]' (RL/Pre-/1478 (a) and (b)). This mural was created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment.
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
File
Adolf Wolfli, 1972
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing photographic material relating to Swiss artist, Adolf Wolfli, which were used as part of an article by Roger Law and Celestine Dars on Wolfli and the Art Brut movement, titled, The Mind's Eye. There is also a letter addressed to Dars from the secretary of Compagnie de L'Art Brut, Genevieve Riberolles, which is accompanied by a photograph of Wolfli.The article was published in the 22 October 1972 issue of The Sunday...
Dates:
1972
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Item
African Nationalism, c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/11
Scope and Contents
A large cartoon mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment. The illustration depicts five unidentified white men in the foreground, and four black men in the background, and it is accompanied by a quote by Tom Stacey, taken from an article published in the The Sunday Times. The quote reads, 'These are faces of men over whose future hangs the lengthening shadow of...
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
File
American Institute of Graphic Arts Award Certificate, 1977
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/8/4
Scope and Contents
A 'Certificate of Excellence' awarded to Roger Law [and Peter Fluck] for 'The Mental Picture III Portraits,' which featured on the covers of three editions of The New York Times Magazine, between December 1975 and February 1976. Each cover had a plasticine model illustration of one of the 1976 American presidential candidates: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Wallace. Accompanying the certificate is a handwritten note from the magazine's art...
Dates:
1977
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
American Taster Tape File, 2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to a taster/pilot episode that was made for a proposed American reboot of the satirical puppet television series, Spitting Image. This taster tape/pilot was shot in September 2019. The file holds the following: drafts of scripts for sketches by the showrunner, Jeff Westbrook; computer printouts with copies of caricature drawings by Adrian Teal and photographs of puppet heads; and printouts with articles taken from various online...
Dates:
2019
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until 2039, due to containing current or presumed to be current personal phone numbers.
File
Anti-Nuclear Posters, 1960
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/1
Scope and Contents
A bundle holding multiple copies of three anti-nuclear posters with different hardboard cut print designs, produced by both Roger Law and Peter Fluck, which were printed for a poster campaign during the 1960 Labour Party Conference in Scarborough. The three design prints are: a man with the tagline, 'Me-my children;' a woman carrying a baby with the tagline, 'We want to live;' and a skeletal arm being held by another skeletal hand with the tagline, 'No place to hide' (RL/Pre-/1456...
Dates:
1960
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Roger Law (Early Years)
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Personal
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Political
Sub-Series
Appointment Diaries, 1988 - 1999
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/5
Scope and Contents
Ten appointment diaries for Roger Law, covering the years 1988 to 1999, with the exception of years 1995 and 1997. The contents of these diaries include notes on work and personal appointments, information on flights and other travel arrangements for business, and contact details for various individuals. Within some of these diaries, there are post-it notes attached to pages and loose papers. On the latter, these loose items include postcards from various individuals and letters, including a...
Dates:
1988 - 1999
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File
Archive Promotional Brochures, 2016
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/13/1
Scope and Contents
Two examples of a Spitting Image Archive brochure, which was produced to promote the collection to heritage and educational organisations, and generate interest from such institutions to acquire the archive for their holdings. The brochure is heavily illustrated with photographic imagery taken from the archive, and contains the following information: a history of Spitting Image and the work of Roger Law and Peter Fluck prior to the show; the contents of the archive...
Dates:
2016
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File
Arno Breker, 1971
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing photographic transparencies, along with a box of 36 35mm slides, which hold images of German architect, Arno Breker, taken during an interview conducted by Roger Law; along with images of Breker's work. There are also transparencies with images taken by other sources, at earlier dates. All these items are connected to Law's article on Breker, which was published in the 7 November 1971 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine (RL/Pre-/1034).
Dates:
1971
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Sub-Sub-Series
Art Annuals, 1977 - 1983
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A collection of art annuals, along with another book, which feature Luck & Flaw illustrations. These illustrations were previously published in various outlets and/or as part of advertisements.The following are present:1. European Illustration '77 '78: The Fourth Annual, edited by Edward Booth-Clibborn. Pages 11, 12, 34, 35 and 41 hold images of illustrations.2. Illustrator Illustrated: Art Directors' Index to...
Dates:
Publication: 1977 - 1983
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From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Books
File
Art School Drawings, c 1958-c 1960
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/5
Scope and Contents
A file holding drawings and a calligraphy item produced by Roger Law, while studying at the Cambridge School of Art. The following items are present: a piece of paper with a portrait in red pencil of a male, 'Marsden,' on one side and a drawing of a plant pot on the reverse side (RL/Pre-/869); a portrait of Law's father, George, in crayon (RL/Pre-/870); a self-portrait in pencil (RL/Pre-/871); a piece of paper with illustrations on both sides, known as 'Harvesting I' and 'Harvesting II,'...
Dates:
c 1958-c 1960
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
Part restricted. Some material are very fragile - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. See descriptions for further details.
Item
Arthur Brown, 1968
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6/5
Scope and Contents
A hardboard woodcut that features a print design with a representation of English singer/songwriter, Arthur Brown. This design was possibly commissioned by Brown's record label, Track Record (RL/Pre-/1460; wrongly numbered on item as 1145).
Dates:
1968
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
File
'Aussie Stuff', 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/1
Scope and Contents
A file of ephemeral items and a photograph, relating to Roger Law's Australia-influenced exhibition of prints, watercolours, ceramics and bronzes. The exhibition, 'Aussie Stuff: Way Beyond the Black Stump,' was hosted at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London, between 24 October and 25 November 2000. The ephemeral items present are a catalogue of the artwork displayed in the exhibition; a blank invitation card for a private viewing; and a blank postcard. The photograph features an image of...
Dates:
2000
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Australia Trips, 1994 - 1996, 1997 - 1999
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/3/2
Scope and Contents
Material connected to two trips made by Roger Law to Australia in 1995 and 1996. Items include, but are not limited to: contact lists, correspondence, ephemera, event schedules, travel documentation, and a proposal for a puppet making university course.The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. A folder with material that relates to Law's attendance and participation at the...
Dates:
1994 - 1996; 1997 - 1999
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File
Australian Visa Application Testimonies, 1998 - 1999
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/4
Scope and Contents
A file holding typescript letters and fax copies of letters used in support of Roger Law's application for permanent residency in Australia, under the Distinguished Talent Visa scheme. These letters contain testimonies from individuals and organisations, who provide background information concerning Law's suitability for being accepted under this visa scheme. Individuals and organisations represented in the file include, but are not limited to: Alliance Graphique Internationale; Tony...
Dates:
1998 - 1999
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Item
'Baker's Puppet Movie'/'Jimmie Neidhardt Documentary', 1968
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/6
Scope and Contents
A 16mm open-reel film. This item likely holds the footage for the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism, which was made by Roger Law, English literature professor Will Baker, and students at the American liberal arts institution, Reed College, Oregon, in 1968.The reel comes in its original cardboard box. There is a post-it note stuck on the box, which bears the address of Will and Melinda Baker, based in Marin County, San Francisco. The box is...
Dates:
1968
Conditions Governing Access:
This item is currently closed until it has been digitised.
File
Ball'n'Chain Limited, 1984 - 1987
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two directors' reports and accounts for the company, Ball'n'Chain Limited, which was the company Roger Law used to render his services unto Spitting Image Productions Limited. These accounts are for the years ending 30 September 1985 and 30 September 1986.
Also present is a personal income and expenditure account for Roger Law for the year ending 5 April 1984.
All documents were drawn up by the accountancy firm, Silver, Levene & Co.
Dates:
1984 - 1987
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File
Banking and other Finance-Related Papers, 1987 - 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/5/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's banking arrangements and other financial matters. The following items are present, but not limited to: a VAT registration form with the British Broadcasting Corporation; copies of cheques and paying-in slips; letters from and copies of responses sent to Lloyds Bank; originals and copies of bank statements for Luck & Flaw's illustrations, ceramics and deposits accounts; letters to and from the accountancy firm, Silver, Levene &...
Dates:
1987 - 1989
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From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).