Scope and Contents Five issues of the British monthly publication, East Anglian Magazine, which feature pencil illustrations by Roger Law. Also present are tearsheets from two unidentified issues from the same time period. The file holds the following issues/tearsheets:1. November 1960 (Vol. 20, No. 1) - page 33 contains illustrations that accompany the poem, Burnt Child, by Gillian Edwards (RL/Pre-/1109).2. December 1960 (Vol. 20, No....

Scope and Contents An envelope containing a letter addressed to Roger Law and Sheila Robinette from Dorothy Tyler, dated 15 April 1972, which is accompanied by a black and white photograph of American artist, Edward Hopper, which was taken by Tyler in 1957, at the Huntington Hartford Foundation. This photograph was collected for an article on Hopper, written by Robert Melville, which featured in the 29 April 1973 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. Law did the research for this...

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A set of nine ceramic eggcups modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear caricature faces of the following British politicians and members of the royal family: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, two copies of a baby Prince William, and a baby Princess Beatrice. All eggcups have a white glossy finish.

Scope and Contents A file containing two issues of the American men's magazine, Esquire, along with tearsheets from two other issues; all of which contain illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets of pages 99-102 from the January 1969 issue, which contain a plasticine model illustration, accompanying the article, Computers on the Brain, by Martin Mayer.2. Two tearsheets of pages 111-112 from the April 1969...

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A large cartoon mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which features eight men in various attire, mostly in dinner jackets, with the final two individuals staring at a television. On the far left side of the drawing, there is a caption that reads, 'physical exploitation.' On the other side of the illustration there is another caption, which reads, 'cultural exploitation' (RL/Pre-/1479).

Scope and Contents A file containing three issues of the Cambridge University student magazine, Ffobia, which feature illustrations by Roger Law, Deirdre Amsden and Peter Fluck. The following items are present: 1. Autumn 1959 (Vol. 1, No. 1) - pages 18-20 contain illustrations by Law and Amsden, and page 28 has an illustration by Fluck.2. Spring 1960 (Vol. 1, No. 2) - illustrations by Law.3. Autumn 1960 (Vol. 2, No. 2) - Cover by Law and Amsden (the...

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A large mural that is a collage comprised of newspaper cuttings from various British national newspapers and magazines (RL/Pre-/1475).

Scope and Contents A small metal printing block that has a photographic image on the printing surface, featuring Roger Law with his plasticine model of Frank Sinatra's head. This model head was mounted on a ball-jointed body and displayed at Madame Tussaud's in London, as part of the exhibition, Heroes-Live, which opened to the public on the 3 October 1967. The original photographic image was taken by British photographer, Sally Soames, and the printing block was perhaps used to...

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A large mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which comments on the bombings committed by the far-right French paramilitary/terrorist group, Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS). The OAS attempted to prevent Algeria's independence from France, and targeted those who supported the Algerian National Liberation Front, including the attempted assassination of President Charles de Gaulle (RL/Pre-/1488).

Scope and Contents A file of black and white photographs, originally taken in 1919 at a social event in Deauville, France, which focus on the attire of the women in the images. These photographs were reference material for an article in The Sunday Times Magazine, published 6 April 1975, on the work of French fashion photographers: Jules, Louis and Henri Séeberger. Also present is a drawing of a woman in period attire, like those in the photographs. Roger Law did the research for this...

Scope and Contents A large portfolio containing a number of advertisements/posters for a variety of companies and organisations, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations and other work by the partnership. Also found within this portfolio are large photographs with illustrations, and photographic proofs for Clouded Tiger Cards postcards.The following are present:1. An advertisement proof for the Dutch advertising company, PPGH/Moussault, which has a representation of John...

Scope and Contents 19 glass negatives, which have originally been separated into five sets and contain images of illustrations by Roger Law, and also images of pages from publications that feature Law's work, along with images of other items. The following are present: a set that is primarily comprised of images relating to the 1967 Designers and Art Directors Association Awards, including an image of the 1967 silver award certificate received by Law; a set that contains images of artwork featured in the...

Scope and Contents Two hardboard woodcuts containing print designs that were used in the commemorative issue of the publication, Granta, in November 1964. The prints were used to illustrate the article, How the West Was Lost. One of the woodcuts features a likeness of the American Republican politician, Barry Goldwater, wearing a cowboy hat and a poka-dot bandana (RL/Pre-/861). The other woodcut features a likeness of James Butler Hickok (also known as Wild...

Scope and Contents A file containing six issues of the Cambridge University student magazine, Granta. Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden were art directors for some of the issues, along with providing illustrations to accompany articles, etc. The following items are present:1. May 1961 (Vol. LXIV, No. 1209) - Law's first issue as art director; there is also a small print design by him, accompanying the poem, Autumn, by Michael Grant...

Scope and Contents A file holding four pieces of paper that feature pencil illustrations of British political and royal figures (RL/Pre-/1527 (a)-(d)), by Roger Law. The individuals depicted in the illustrations are: Richard Austen Butler; Winston Churchill, Hugh Gaitskell, Harold Macmillan, and Queen Consort Mary (of Teck). There are two separate portrait drawings of Churchill and Macmillan, and also a piece of paper that contains portraits of Churchill, Gaitskell and Macmillan. On the back of the latter,...

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A Gundulph invoice/statement duplicate book, which contains copies of invoices for orders of Luck & Flaw's Prince Charles/Princess Diana/baby Prince William eggcup set. These orders were dealt with between 31 July and 25 September 1982. Some of the orders also include the purchase of the Margaret Thatcher teapot and other items.

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A 31-page typescript copy of a play script written by Jan Carew, titled, No Gown for Peter. Carew incorporated into the play the experiences of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, who both waited tables at Trinity College, while studying at Cambridge School of Art.

Carew shared a house with Law, Fluck, their respective wives, and Richard Fletcher and his family at the beginning of the 1960s.

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A hardboard woodcut that contains a poster design for a 'Jazz Meets Poetry' event to be held at the Cambridge Masonic Hall, on 9 March 1961. The poster features a large circle, and is accompanied by a list of performers (RL/Pre-/1457; wrongly numbered on item as 1144).

Scope and Contents A file of mostly 10" x 8" colour photographic transparencies, containing images of plasticine model illustrations made by Roger Law, which were published in The Sunday Times Magazine and other outlets. Other large sizes of transparencies are present. The file contains the following:1. A transparency with an image of one of the models featured in the article, Who Counts in the Country Set, written by Roy Perrott, which...

Scope and Contents A file containing two manuscript letters: one from British illustrator, Julian Allen, and the other from his partner, Joan Steiner; sent together from the United States during the Thanksgiving season. Allen's letter is addressed to both Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, and also Peter Fluck and his wife Ann, and includes some of the following topics: plans for Christmas; a story about individuals taking money from an intelligence agency; Muhammad Ali's The Rumble in the...

Scope and Contents A file holding three manuscript letters written by Roger Law and addressed to his mother-in-law, Jean. Two of the letters pre-date Law's marriage to Deirdre Amsden, with one containing Law's thanks for the gift of a thesaurus and the other enquiring into Jean's health; the latter has drawings in pen (RL/Pre-/1125 and 1126). The other letter is from circa 1967 and its contents focus on the definition of what is and what is not 'camp,' with this subject appearing to have been the topic of a...

Scope and Contents A file containing two manuscript letters received by Roger Law's mother, Winnie, relating to Law and the Cambridge School of Art/Cambridgeshire Technical College and School of Art. The first letter is from the tutor to the intermediate course at the school, H. Warrell, dated 29 March 1958, which informs Winnie of her son's progress and describes Law as 'a satisfactory student generally of about average capacity.' The second letter is from David Joseph, dated 23 December 1958, who appears to...

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A large mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which also includes pictures taken from newspapers. The artwork features representations of various Liberal/Labour political figures, along with individuals associated with liberalism, including Bertrand Russell and Michael Foot (RL/Pre-/1482).

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A visifile containing seven advertisements for the mouthwash product, Listerine, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. These advertisements were made to be displayed on London Underground trains, and were commissioned by the advertising company, J. Walter Thompson. The photographic images of the illustrations were taken by John Lawrence Jones (L&F/270-276).

There are several copies of each advertisement.

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A file containing a bundle of page printouts that each bear around 16 names and addresses of individuals, who have ordered ceramic ware from Luck & Flaw. Some of the names and addresses appear in the file relating to the orders for the Margaret Thatcher teapot [see MS Add.10275/2/4/2/2].