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:
Series
Photographic Material, 1961 - 1975
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3
Scope and Contents
Negatives, transparencies/slides and photographs that hold images of Roger Law's artistic output, such as pencil and plasticine illustrations, which appeared in various publications during the 1960s and up to the mid-1970s.
Dates:
1961 - 1975
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Sub-Series
Photographs, c late 1960s-c early 1980s
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/1
Scope and Contents
An assortment of colour and black and white photographs, in a variety of sizes and formats, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in magazines and newspapers. There is also a scrapbook that holds polaroids with raw images of models produced by Roger Law, dating back to the late 1960s, prior to the partnership; the final few pages also hold such photographs of Luck & Flaw models. Also present is a set of 30 polaroids that document the making of...
Dates:
c late 1960s-c early 1980s
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Sub-Series
Photographs, 1962 - 1974
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/3
Scope and Contents
A box holding an assortment of mainly black and white photographs, which feature images of pencil and plasticine model illustrations produced by Roger Law. These images were published in various magazines and newspapers, along with featuring on the cover and interior of books. There are both single photographs and sets of images. The material present is labelled or in packaging labelled with their original reference numbers (i.e. RL/Pre-/number), which can be used to search the record forms...
Dates:
1962 - 1974
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Item
Picture Reference Copy, 1992
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/3/5
Scope and Contents
A file containing an unbound version of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which contains annotated reference numbers next to the images found in the book, in red ink. There is also a small piece of paper that has a list of these reference numbers, which are missing from this copy.
Dates:
1992
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File
Pitch/Treatment Material, c 1994
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/8/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file holding the following items for the animated comedy sketch programme, The Strip Show, which originally went by the title, Video Comic: two examples of a treatment [summary outlining concept and ideas] for the show, along with draft documents and photocopies of the treatment's contents; three copies of a document for pitching the concept of the show to [Alan] Yentob (BBC 1 Controller); and meeting notes.
Dates:
c 1994
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Political Leaflets and Publications, 1960-c 1962
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/2
Scope and Contents
A file holding a small number of political-based items, which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present: two copies of a four-page leaflet that has 16 drawings by Law, titled, Welcome to Annual Conference, which was published by Young Socialists in Cambridge to illustrate 'Democracy in Action,' and was likely handed out at a Labour Party conference in either 1960 or 1961 (RL/Pre-/824 (b)); two copies of an earlier version of the ...
Dates:
1960-c 1962
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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
File
Political Studies Association 50th Anniversary Awards, 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/10/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing letters, booklets, a dinner menu, admittance card and other items relating to Roger Law's attendance at the Political Studies Association 50th anniversary awards ceremony, which took place on 21 November 2000. Law attended the event to collect an outstanding political satire award for Spitting Image.
Dates:
2000
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Item
Porcelain City - Jingdezchen [sic] Works by Roger Law Optical Disc, 2008
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/4
Scope and Contents
A readable compact disc, accompanied by plastic case, containing two portable document format (pdf.) files that both hold a copy of a series of presentation slides on Roger Law's ceramic output from his time in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, in the mid-2000s. The presentation is titled: Roger Law in Porcelain City! The presentation slides are comprised mainly of photographs of the various pots, plates and other ceramic items made by Law, along with further images of Law in his Chinese...
Dates:
2008
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'Porcelain City - Jingdezhen', 2011
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/7
Scope and Contents
A catalogue for the exhibition, 'Porcelain City: Jingdezhen,' which was hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum, between 4 November 2011 and 25 March 2012. This was a joint exhibition by Felicity Aylieff, Roger Law, Ah Xian, and Takeshi Yasuda. There is a section of the catalogue dedicated to Law with text by him, and there are photographs of Law in a workshop setting in Jingdezhen and of his ceramic wear, along with artwork.
Dates:
2011
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File
Portfolio 1, 1960 - 1975
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...
Dates:
1960 - 1975
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Portfolio 2, 1960 - 1973
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which contain artwork by or relate to Roger Law's activities with various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. A proof on newsprint paper of a woodcut print, which features an image of Winston Churchill and Sir Harold Nicolson. This image was used in The Sunday Times, as part of The War...
Dates:
1960 - 1973
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Portfolio 3, 1961 - 1972
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, photographic material, newspaper/magazine tearsheets and other items; all of which contain artwork or relate to artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. Three copies of a menu for the Humphrey Ridley Tomalin farewell dinner, which feature eight portraits printed from pencil drawings. The date of the dinner was the 24 February 1965...
Dates:
1961 - 1972
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File
Portfolio 4, 1962 - 1967
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/4
Scope and Contents
A portfolio that primarily contains items featuring artwork produced by Roger Law, which relate to his collaborations with the author/journalist, Jeremy Sandford, both for an 1964 article in The Observer Weekend Review, titled, What Goes on in Majorca, and a book, Synthetic Fun, published in 1967. The latter contains images found in the former, along with other artwork that is present in this portfolio,...
Dates:
1962 - 1967
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File
Portfolio 5, 1964 - 1972
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/5
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing original artwork, mounted on and framed by card, which have been produced by Roger Law for his work with various publications. Some of these card mountings contain instructions for printers.The following items are present:1. A collaged pencil drawing featuring a representation of author and literary critic, Cyril Connolly, which was used in an issue of The Sunday Times (RL/Pre-/816).2. Two coloured pencil...
Dates:
1964 - 1972
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Item
Poster, 1992
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/4/2
Scope and Contents
A promotional poster for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The poster features an image of Roger Law standing behind an ornate picture frame (SI/391), which contains an image of a Margaret Thatcher puppet carving up Britain; an image originally intended for the abandoned SIPL publication, Thatcha! Ten Years of the Dragon [see entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/6].
Dates:
1992
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Poster, 1990
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/7/2
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A poster on B4-sized photographic paper, which bears an illustration by Astérix co-creator, Albert Uderzo (SI/933 (c)). The illustration shows the comic book characters, Astérix, Obelix and Dogmatix, meeting the co-creators of Spitting Image, Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The poster has the title, Astérix Meets Spitting Image. This illustration was also used on the cover of the artwork proposal booklet for the...
Dates:
1990
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Potshots, 2008
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/3/13
Scope and Contents
A DVD-readable holding a copy of the 1999 short-film, Potshots, directed by Roger Law and starring the British comedian, Johnny Vegas. This film depicts the destruction of £45,000-worth of ceramics, some produced by Law and others donated by various artists.
Dates:
2008
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed. This item is waiting to be digitised.
Item
Potshots Introductory Notes, c 1999-c early 2000s
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/1/4
Scope and Contents
A three-page document that holds a word-processed introductory script relating to the 1999 short-film, Potshots, which was directed by Roger Law, starred the British comedian, Johnny Vegas, and featured a voice-over by David Attenborough. This film depicts the destruction of £45,000-worth of ceramics, some produced by Law and others donated by artists. As part of the introduction to this film, it appears a number of photographic slides were shown that featured...
Dates:
c 1999-c early 2000s
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File
Pre-First Sale File, 1999 - 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
A file of papers concerning matters prior to the first sale of Spitting Image puppets by Sotheby's, held online over 14 days in July 2000. The majority of items present are correspondence, in the form of faxes, and they cover the following topics: early interest from the Christie's auction house to host a sale; a proposed exhibition at Whitechapel Art Gallery, which would have preceded the sale at Sotheby's; the preparation of puppets and photographs for the sale;...
Dates:
1999 - 2000
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Presentation Notes, c early 1970s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/8/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing two sets of manuscript notes, one in red ink and the other in black ink, whose contents relate to lectures or perhaps just one lecture by Roger Law. The contents of the notes in red ink focus on the French satirical magazine, L'Assiette au Beurre. The contents of the notes in black ink are for a lecture on illustrations and commercial artists in journalism from the turn of the twentieth century. If these sets of notes are for two separate...
Dates:
c early 1970s
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Press Coverage Volumes, 2001
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing two volumes holding photocopies of newspaper clippings and computer printouts of website pages, which feature articles about the two Spitting Image auctions hosted by Sotheby's, in 2000 and 2001. The smaller of the two volumes is ring-bound, and has been collated by Sotheby's and sent to Roger Law. The second volume is a set of A3 pages that are bound together by a yellow plastic slide binder. It is unknown who has produced this second...
Dates:
2001
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Press-Cuttings and Website Printouts, c 1998-2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/1
Scope and Contents
A box containing newspaper (and some magazine) cuttings, both originals and photocopies, along with printouts of pages taken from internet publications and blogs. These items feature articles written by or about Roger Law, and also discuss the legacy of Spitting Image. The following topics are covered, but are not limited to: a 1999 charity sale held at the Bonhams auction house, which featured items donated by Law; two auction sales of Spitting...
Dates:
c 1998-2019
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File
Press Pack Documents on Company and Personnel, c 1991-c 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/4/2
Scope and Contents
A file of documents containing biographical information and other details about Spitting Image Productions Limited; the company's subsidiaries and Cairo Studios premises; and Roger Law and other SIPL personnel. Some of these documents are final versions and others are drafts. Such documents would have been used in press packs sent to media outlets, and used as part of other promotional efforts.
Dates:
c 1991-c 1997
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Press Release, 2018
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/13/3/1
Scope and Contents
A computer printout containing a copy of an online press release issued by Cambridge University Library, announcing that Roger Law has deposited the Spitting Image Archive at the library. The press release includes a photograph of the University Librarian, Jessica Gardner, alongside a Margaret Thatcher puppet, which was taken during a press event to promote the deposit, on 13 November 2018.
Dates:
2018
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File
Primary and Secondary School Papers, c late 1940s-1956
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing a small bundle of material relating to Roger Law's primary and secondary school education. The items present are: a primary school project book (RL/Pre-/1143) about various explorers, such as Marco Polo and Sir Francis Drake, and exploration, which is illustrated on the cover and throughout by Law; a certificate of attendance from Littleport County Primary School, awarded for the year 1952; an annual report on Law's academic performance and behaviour at Littleport County...
Dates:
c late 1940s-1956
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