Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1941
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Littleport, Cambridgeshire (Place of Birth)
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Barbican Art Gallery, 1973, 1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/4
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A file relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited's involvement in an exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery, The Cutting Edge, which ran from 13 August to 11 October 1992. The file contains a letter, dated 2 December 1991, from the gallery to Angela Sheam at SIPL, asking whether another meeting can be arranged between Roger Law, Carol Brown and John Hoole; the latter two being staff at the gallery. The remaining items in the file are two photocopies of a transcript for a lecture given...
Dates:
1973; 1991
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Barcelona, 1986
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/10/2/1
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A file containing documentation and photographic material relating to a week-long trip to Barcelona, Spain, in May 1986. This trip included staff from the Spitting Image Workshop, family members of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, and friends, such as photographer John Lawrence Jones. The following items are present: a small bundle of photographs taken during the trip; a photocopy of a confirmation letter for the reservation of 40 seats with Aviaco Airlines; partial lists of those individuals...
Dates:
1986
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BBC/Der Spiegel Set, 1980
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/4/3
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An envelope holding 21 black and white photographs that feature images of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, known as Luck & Flaw. At least six of these photographs were taken by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and used as part of publicity for a BBC Arena episode on Law's and Fluck's working partnership, which originally aired on 21 May 1980. Within the six photographs clearly marked as having been taken by the BBC, there are three images and a duplicate for...
Dates:
1980
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Best Ever Spitting Image, 2006
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/3
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A file containing two items relating to the Best Ever Spitting Image tribute programme, which was aired on the British television channel, ITV 1, on 25 June 2006. The first item is a copy of a letter sent to Granada Media Group Limited by the legal firm, Davenport Lyon, working on behalf of Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The contents of this letter revolves around a conflict between Law and Fluck with the producers of the programme, regarding the creation of puppets...
Dates:
2006
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Birmingham Film and Television Festival Brochure, 2000
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/1/5
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A brochure for the 16th edition of the Birmingham Film and Television Festival, which was held between 15 and 25 November 2000. Pages 14 and 15 of the brochure hold a listing for the event, An Audience with Roger Law and Spitting Image, which took place at The Orange Studio venue, on 18 November.
Dates:
2000
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Birthday and Christmas Cards, c 1955-c 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/1
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A file, split into two sub-folders, containing a number of birthday and Christmas cards made and sent by Roger Law (and his wife, Deirdre) to his family. The following items are present: a Christmas card with a lino cut print design of Father Christmas at a dinner table, with the print hand-coloured with wax crayons (RL/Pre-/1027); a Christmas card with a woodcut print design that resembles (to a certain degree) the face of a French-suite playing card (RL/Pre-/1131); and a number of...
Dates:
c 1955-c 1962
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Book and Exhibition Launch File, 2005
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/2/2
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A file containing two examples of a leaflet, which holds invitations for a dual event in connection to the Roger Law autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, held on 7 April 2005, at the Guardian's Newsroom Gallery. One event is sponsored by the book publisher, HarperCollins, and invites the recipient to attend the launch of the book. The other event is a private viewing of the exhibition accompanying the launch of the autobiography, and...
Dates:
2005
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Book and Promotional Material, 1992
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/4
Scope and Contents
A hardback copy of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, along with various promotion-related items.
Dates:
1992
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Book Draft File, 2004
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/1/3
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A file containing a typescript draft version of Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, which is annotated with manuscript notes by Law's collaborative writer, Lewis Chester. This draft is also accompanied by copies of two letters sent by Chester to Law, one dated 25 June and the other 30 July 2004.
Dates:
2004
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Book Outline for Law & Disorder: Visual Satire, A Personal Collection, 2025
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/10
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A six-page, word-processed book outline for the contents of a proposed publication, Law & Disorder: Visual Satire, A Personal Collection. The proposed book is split into two main sections: the first covering the work of satirists and other artists that influenced Roger Law; and the second focusing upon Law's work as a newspaper and magazine illustrator, including the plasticine model illustrations of Luck & Flaw, before turning to ...
Dates:
2025
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Britannia Poster for the Guardian Newspaper, 1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/19
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A file holding photographic transparencies, contact prints, and polaroid black and white photographs, featuring the image of a plasticine model made by the Spitting Image Workshop, which depicts the figure of Britannia as a wheelchair-bound old woman (SI/106). This image was used for a billboard poster by the Guardian newspaper. There is a also a colour photograph of Roger Law and David Stoten dressing the Britannia model.The photographer of these images...
Dates:
1991
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British Broadcasting Corporation Promotional Advert Storyboard, c late 1980s-c 1993
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/7/1
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A file holding three sheets of A2 paper, which contain a storyboard that depicts Jonathan Powell and Alan Yentob, who were the BBC Controllers at BBC 1 and BBC 2, respectively, between 1987 and 1993. This storyboard was produced by Roger Law, as part of a promotional advert for the corporation, which featured puppets of the pair made by the Spitting Image Workshop. The television advert was also directed by Law (SI/2047 (a to c)).
Dates:
c late 1980s-c 1993
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British General Election Mug Set, 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2/1
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A set of two mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, produced as memorabilia for the 1983 British General Election. Each mug has been modelled to resemble the head and face of a particular politician: one is of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the other of Labour Party leader Michael Foot. They both have a white, glossy finish, and 'Luck & Flaw [copyright symbol] 1983' is stamped on the underside of each of their bases.These items were probably made by either Gill Wing...
Dates:
1983
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Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Ceramic Ware
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Ceramics
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Mugs and Related Mould
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Mugs
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British Petroleum Calendar, 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/3
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A British Petroleum Festivals '65 calendar. Each month features artwork and a written section, which relate to a particular festival held in the British Isles, including: Helly Aa in the Shetland Isles, Eisteddfod in Wales, and Pitlochry Fesitval in Scotland. The calendar page for September is illustrated by Roger Law, featuring a woodcut print design of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, and an organ. Accompanying the artwork is a short written passage by...
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Publication: 1964
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Brittany Drawings (Photographs), c 1960-c 1961
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/9
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A file holding photographic representations of four charcoal drawings that were done by Roger Law, while he and his wife, Deirdre Amsden, were on holiday in Brittany, France, with Richard Fletcher and his family, in 1959. The original charcoal drawings were destroyed in a fire. The file holds large black and white photographs and negatives. The following copies of drawings are present: a coastline landscape (RL/Pre-/880); a portrait of a Breton woman (RL/Pre-/889); another landscape scene...
Dates:
c 1960-c 1961
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Brittany Letters, 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/3
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A file holding two manuscript letters: one from Deirdre Amsden to her parents, and the other from Roger Law to his parents and brother. Both of these letters were sent while the couple were holidaying in Brittany with Richard Fletcher and his family. Amsden informs her parents that they are staying with the Fletchers for another week, before providing an account of their activities and a description of their accommodation. Law gives details on a sailing trip, a visit to an art exhibition in...
Dates:
1959
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Broadcast, 1984, 1990 - 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/1
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Items relating to the British weekly/monthly media industry magazine, Broadcast. The following are present:1. Two front cover tearsheets for the 27 April 1984 issue, which both contain images of the Spitting Image puppets for President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. However, the image for each cover is different (SI/509 (b) and (c)).2. The 5 October 1990 issue, which includes a short...
Dates:
Publication: 1984; Publication: 1990 - 1996
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Business Cards, c 1989-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/1/3
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A small envelope containing the following business cards: two for Roger Law with the job title 'Capitalist,' one of which bears Spitting Image Productions Limited's Plumber's Row address [1989 to early 1994] and the other with its Cairo Studios address [summer 1994 onwards]; and a business card for Pamela Asbury, head of SIPL's commercials production subsidiary, Bazaar Films. Also present is a small piece of paper, around the size of a business card, which bears the company logo for Spitting...
Dates:
c 1989-c 1996
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Business Correspondence, and Internal Communications and Documentation, 1983 - 1997
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/1
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A box containing a mixture of internal Spitting Image Productions Limited communications and documentation, along with external correspondence, relating to the management and activities of the company. Non-correspondence material includes, but is not limited to: memoranda, minutes for board meetings, draft legal agreements, and press releases. Topics covered in letters, faxes and documentation include, but are not limited to: the agreement between SIPL, David Paradine Television,...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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Cards, Circulars and Correspondence, 1986 - 1998
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/2
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A file containing a mixture of letters, cards and circulars sent to and from Roger Law. The following are present, but are not limited to: a letter and faxes to and from British-American artist, Julian Allen, dating between 1986 and 1997; letters from Spitting Image producer, John Lloyd, one thanking Law and his wife for attending his wedding, and the other thanking Law and Peter Fluck for their congratulatory note, following his BAFTA win [Black Adder Goes Forth...
Dates:
1986 - 1998
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Caricatures Facsimiles File, c 2020-c 2023
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/4
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A file containing computer printouts or photocopies of caricature drawings for the following individuals: Nigel Farage; Rupert Murdoch; Jacob Rees-Mogg, depicted as a praying mantis; and Liz Truss, depicted with a head in the form of a lettuce. There is also a printout with a copy of a photograph, which features a model of Rees-Mogg's head. Some or all of these drawings were done by caricaturist, André Carrilho.These drawings were originally done for either the 2020 reboot of the...
Dates:
c 2020-c 2023
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Carlton Ware Papers, 1986 - 1992
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/6
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A bundle of paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's business relationship with Carlton Ware, which purchased the manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights over the partnership's ceramic ware, between 1987 and 1988. Topics include, but are not limited to: Luck & Flaw's initial intention to contract the aforementioned rights to Audley Porcelain; negotiations with Carlton Ware; revised and finalised versions of the contract between them; orders for ceramic ware from third parties;...
Dates:
1986 - 1992
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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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Carnation Revolution, 1974
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/6
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A file containing research material for an article on the Carnation Revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Estado Novo regime in Portugal on 25 April 1974, via a military coup; along with exposure on the tortures and murders committed on the opponents of the regime by its secret police. Items present include: photographic material; notes; copies of testimonies, in Portuguese, given by individuals tortured by the Estado Novo regime, along with English translations; and issue No. 1896 of...
Dates:
1974
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Cartoon Art Trust Awards, 1998
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/8
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A file containing a letter, ephemera and a speech transcript for the 1998 Cartoon Trust Awards, which was held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, on 25 November 1998. At this event, Roger Law and Peter Fluck were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. As Law was living in Australia at that time, his wife, Deirdre Amsden, read out a prepared written speech in his absence.The letter informs Law and Fluck that they are the recipients of the award and invites...
Dates:
1998
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Cast and Crew Documentation, 1968
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/3
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A file holding eleven 'Resource Card' documents, which are annotated in pen and pencil with the names and contact details of students involved in the making of the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism, which was made by Roger Law, along with members of staff and students at Reed College, Oregon, in 1968. Also present are four pieces of lined-paper, which also contain the names, contact details, and job roles of those involved in the production.
Dates:
1968
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