Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1941
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Littleport, Cambridgeshire (Place of Birth)
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Dissertation Document, c late 2010s-c early 2020s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/7
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A two-page computer printout containing a word-processed document relating to a university student's dissertation. The student's dissertation is titled, The Influence of Television on French Presidential Elections and British General Elections; and the research question is: to what extent does television make electors vote for the individual rather than the candidate? The document contains ten questions, some of which ask about the impact of ...
Dates:
c late 2010s-c early 2020s
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Documentaries and News Broadcast Segments, c 1990-2014
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/6
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An assortment of video cassette tapes and DVDs holding documentaries and news magazine profiles on Spitting Image, Peter Fluck, Roger Law and John Lloyd. There are also documentaries on comedy, illustration and satire, which feature segments on Spitting Image.The following are present:1. A home VHS tape with a 1990 episode of the ITV series, The South Bank Show, which focuses on ...
Dates:
c 1990-2014
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
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Drawings by Roger Law, c 1990s-2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/2
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Two rough drawings, done in pen, by Roger Law. The first drawing features a man and a woman standing alongside four bags of garbage, accompanied by the caption: 'Shall we put the rubbish out? Or transform it into an artwork of incredible detail and dexterity.' The second drawing features two dogs talking to one another, accompanied by two captions. The first caption reads: 'I liked the statement that Rex made on the lamp post.' The second caption reads: 'Yes but I think his installation on...
Dates:
c 1990s-2010s
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Early 2000s Reboot File, 2003 - 2004
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/1
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A file containing mostly faxes that relate to a proposed reboot of the Spitting Image television series. These faxes hold the following: copies of correspondence between Roger Law, Richard Bennett [director of Spitting Image Productions Limited], and John Lloyd; a feasibility study on the costs involved in starting a new production; and Law's notes to building contractor, Graham Brister, on warehouse premises that the latter has identified as a potential workshop...
Dates:
2003 - 2004
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until September 2051, due to holding current or presumed current personal email addresses.
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East Anglian Magazine, 1960 - 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/1
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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 following issues/tearsheets are present: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. 2) -...
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Publication: 1960 - 1962
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Edward Hopper, 1957 - 1972
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/4
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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...
Dates:
1957 - 1972
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Esquire, 1969 - 1975
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/2
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Two issues of the American men's magazine, Esquire, along with tearsheets from two other issues; all of which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets of pages 99 to 102 from the January 1969 issue, which feature a plasticine model illustration, accompanying the article, Computers on the Brain, by Martin Mayer.2. Two tearsheets of pages 111 and 112 from the April 1969 issue,...
Dates:
Publication: 1969 - 1975
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Etienne Aillaud/Atelier Bombyx Letters, c 1987-1991
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/4
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Letters and accompanying material from French sculptor, Etienne Aillaud, based at the artisan company, Atelier Bombyx.
Dates:
c 1987-1991
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Event Invitations, 1985
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/3
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A file containing invitations to two events, both of which took place in 1985, received by Roger Law. The first is for a 10-year anniversary event for the defunct British women's magazine, Nova, which ceased in 1975. Law is invited to attend a party on Wednesday 31 July, at The Groucho Club in London. The front side of the invite has a drawing by the cartoonist, Melville Calman. The second invitation is for an event hosted by publisher, André Deutsch, and...
Dates:
1985
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Events and Exhibitions Publications, 2002 - 2007
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/3
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A file containing three publications produced by cultural organisations or for public events. These promotional items feature images of work created by either Roger Law, Luck & Flaw or Spitting Image. The following are present: 1. A spring 2002 programme for Greenwich Theatre. The cover features an image of the 'April Fools' illustration first used by Private Eye, as part of their 1992 British general election issue. This...
Dates:
Publication: 2002 - 2007
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Examples of Spitting Image Franchises, c late 1980s-2011
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/5/1
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An assortment of home and commercial VHS tapes, and three commercial DVDs, whose contents hold examples of various international Spitting Image franchises. The following are present:1. A home tape holding material from the Italian franchise, Teste di Gomma, which aired from 1985 to 1991.2. A home tape holding material from the Italian franchise, Teste di Gomma.3. A home tape holding...
Dates:
c late 1980s-2011
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
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Executive Pension Scheme Statements, 1999 - 2007
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/1/3
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A file holding numerous bank account statements for Spitting Image Productions Limited's executive pension scheme, issued by Barclays Bank and Bank of Ireland.
Dates:
1999 - 2007
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. This file is closed until 2051, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
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Exhibition Banner, 2005
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/2/1
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A canvas banner used to promote the Still Spitting at Sixty exhibition, which accompanied the release of Roger Law's autobiography of the same name. The banner features an image of the Margaret Thatcher 'Carving Up Britain' illustration, originally produced for an abandoned Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, relating to Thatcher's 10-year anniversary as British prime minister. The photograph for that image was taken by Andy de Emmony (SI/462 (a)).
Dates:
2005
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Exploitation 1900-1962, c 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/7
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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 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'...
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository
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Eyes for Plasticine Models, c 1975-c 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/8/2
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A box of 10 blown glass eyes that were used as part of various Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. The manufacturer of the eyes is unknown.
Dates:
c 1975-c 1983
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Ffobia, 1959 - 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/3
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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 to 20 feature 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 latter using her...
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Publication: 1959 - 1960
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File Bundle, 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/4/1
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A file containing various material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The followings items are present: a hardback copy of the book; a promotional t-shirt; and two examples of an invitation card to celebrate the release of the publication, held by Edward Booth-Clibborn on 10 November 1992 at the luxury store, Liberty, on Regent Street, London.
Dates:
1992
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File for 1983 and 1984, 1983 - 1984
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/1
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A file containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. The contents of these clippings cover the work of Luck & Flaw, and articles and reviews surrounding the first series of Spitting Image. Cuttings from the latter part of 1984 feature articles on the upcoming second series.
Dates:
1983 - 1984
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File for 1985, 1985
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/2
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Two files containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of the first file's clippings cover articles and reviews surrounding the second series of Spitting Image. The contents of the second file feature articles and reviews on the following, but are not limited to: Michael Heseltine's desire to purchase...
Dates:
1985
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File for 1986, 1986
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and reviews on the following, but are not limited to: the third series of Spitting Image; Luck & Flaw ceramic merchandise; one of the special episodes of Spitting Image made for the...
Dates:
1986
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File for 1987, 1987
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/4
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A file containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and reviews on the following, but are not limited to: the donation of a Spitting Image puppet of the Archbishop of Canterbury to be sold at an auction for the Ely Cathedral Restoration Appeal; two ...
Dates:
1987
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File for 1990, 1990
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/7
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A file containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: William Sargent's appointment as chairman of Spitting Image Productions Limited; the establishment of a commercials division at SIPL; news of a proposed adaptation of the comic...
Dates:
1990
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File for 1992, 1992
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/9
Scope and Contents
A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: the Spitting Image 1992 general election special episode; news around series 12 and 13 of the show, including outrage over the depiction of Jesus as a...
Dates:
1992
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File for 1993, 1993
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/10
Scope and Contents
A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: general Spitting Image Productions Limited activities; the Seven Deadly Sins exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which was a collaboration between Roger Law, Pablo Bach and Janice Tchalenko; the music video to the Little Angels' song, ...
Dates:
1993
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File for 1994, 1994
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/11
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A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: a Cadbury's Creme Egg advertisement campaign, which involved work from Spitting Image Productions Limited; news surrounding series 16 and 17 of Spitting...
Dates:
1994
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