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:
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File for 1997 and 1998, 1997 - 1998
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/14
Scope and Contents
A file 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: the legacy of Spitting Image and the current activities of Roger Law and Peter Fluck; British politics; the Spitting Image Productions Limited adult animated television series, Crapston Villas; and the...
Dates:
1997 - 1998
Conditions Governing Access:
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Financial Correspondence and Accompanying Material, 1986 - 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file of correspondence, invoices and other material of a financial nature, addressed to Roger Law and to Peter Fluck. Topics include, but are not limited to: fees paid to Law and Fluck from Central Independent Television, relating to their contract, repeat fees, and the sale of Spitting Image to international markets; fees paid to Law and Fluck from Faber & Faber, regarding their work on the Treasure Island publication; the sale of...
Dates:
1986 - 1989
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Financial Ledger, 1987 - 1996, 2000 - 2001
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
A partially used, red hardback Collins cathedral guide ruled analysis book with financial entries connected to Spitting Image Productions Limited. The front of the ledger has entries dating from 1987 to 1996, and again from 2000 to 2001. A couple of pages at the rear of the ledger have entries concerning 'Sales Day,' dating from 1987 to 1996.
The contents of the ledger appear to be in Roger Law's hand.
Dates:
1987 - 1996; 2000 - 2001
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Sub-Sub-Series
Financial Statements, Pensions Papers, and Services Invoices, 1984 - 2018
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/1/1
Scope and Contents
Directors' reports and accounts, along with some correspondence, invoices and other material; relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited (SIPL), its subsidiaries, and SIPL's parent company, Tooth'N Claw Limited. There are also reports and accounts for the SIPL and the Christopher Swann Limited partnership, Spitting Swanns Limited. Also present are some reports and accounts for Roger Law's Ball'n'Chain Limited company, which he used to provide his services to SIPL.
Dates:
1984 - 2018
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First Sale File, 2000 - 2002
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file of papers concerning matters prior to and following the first sale of Spitting Image puppets by Sotheby's, held online over 14 days in July 2000. A large proportion of the file's contents are correspondence, in the form of faxes, and they cover the following topics: the preparation of puppets for the sale; the preparation of photographs; matters regarding payments owed following the sale; the intention to sell the unsold puppets at another auction; and...
Dates:
2000 - 2002
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Fleet Street Monsters, c 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/3
Scope and Contents
A large mural that is a collage comprised of newspaper cuttings from various British national newspapers and magazines (RL/Pre-/1475). This item was created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment.
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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'Fluck and Law: The Power of Caricature Expressed in a New Way' Thesis, 1983 - 1984, c 2000s-c 2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/8/9
Scope and Contents
A university dissertation on Luck & Flaw, written by Andrew J. Pye, accompanied by a letter from Pye to the partnership. Also present is a piece of A4-sized lined-paper, which contains corrections on the contents of pages 10 and 11 of the thesis. These notes appear to be from a later date.
Dates:
1983 - 1984; c 2000s-c 2010s
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).
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Frank Sinatra Printing Block, 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/8/1
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...
Dates:
1967
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French Bomber, c 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/16
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 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...
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.
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Frères Séeberger, 1974
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/8
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...
Dates:
1974
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General Advertisements and Posters, 1975-c 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/2/1
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...
Dates:
Publication: 1975-c 1983
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).
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General Correspondence, 1975 - 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/7
Scope and Contents
A box containing a bundle of letters, received by Roger Law and Peter Fluck, as part of their professional activities as the partnership, Luck & Flaw. There are also a few copies of letters sent by the partnership. The letters in 1975 straddle the line between Law working by himself and collaborating with Fluck. The years 1982 and 1983 are also a transitional period, when the partnership's activities morph into the wider work of Spitting Image Productions Limited.The topics...
Dates:
1975 - 1983
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).
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General Correspondence File, 1997 - 2008, 2019 - 2020
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing letters, copies of emails, and faxes received by Roger Law from various individuals and organisations. Topics include, but are not limited to: Loughborough University's intention to bestow an honorary doctorate upon Law; a response to his application to lecture at the National Art School, Darlinghurst, Australia; requests from several institutions for Spitting Image puppets to be donated to them; Law's inclusion as an honorary fellow of the Royal...
Dates:
1997 - 2008; 2019 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. Some material in this file are not available, under the Library’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)). Items are restricted until either 2041, 2050 or 2051, depending on the letter/email in question.
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General Invoices and Statements, 2002 - 2005
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/1/5
Scope and Contents
Invoices, along with receipts and some correspondence, received by Spitting Image Productions Limited, specifically by the director Richard Bennett and Roger Law. These items relate to the following, but are not limited to: building repair work at the company's Cairo Studios premises, the rental of storage space for the SIPL archive, accountancy and legal work, credit card charges, and services rendered by phone/internet providers and utilities companies.
Dates:
2002 - 2005
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General Lectures Bundle, 1994 - 1997
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/6
Scope and Contents
A box containing correspondence, press releases, lecture material, and other documents relating to public lectures and discussions involving Roger Law, which were either part of wider events or for an organisation. The following events/organisations are represented, but not limited to: TED Talk 6, held in California in February 1995; the Royal Melbourne Institute of Art, which hosted Law in October 1996; Whitechapel Art Gallery, which had a series of lectures, Mind's Eye...
Dates:
1994 - 1997
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Sub-Sub-Series
General Magazines and Journals, 1984 - 1997
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/13
Scope and Contents
Issues and tearsheets for various British and International magazines, journals and other publications; which contain articles and/or images relating to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its various activities, Roger Law or Peter Fluck. In some cases, Spitting Image is merely mentioned in passing. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets from the 14 December 1985 (No. 25/26) issue of the Dutch...
Dates:
Publication: 1984 - 1997
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Sub-Sub-Series
General Magazines and Newspaper Supplements, 2000 - 2015
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/2/3
Scope and Contents
Magazines and newspaper supplements, both full issues and tearsheets, along with a computer printout featuring an article from an internet-based journal. These items feature articles that are either about Roger Law or Spitting Image, mention him or the show, or contain some form of contribution from Law. The following are present: 1. Issue autumn 2000 of the Anglia Polytechnic University [now Anglia Ruskin University] alumni magazine, ...
Dates:
Publication: 2000 - 2015
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General Papers File, 2002 - 2005, 2009
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing a mix of paper-based material, relating to Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, collected or produced by Lewis Chester. The contents range from correspondence between Chester and Law to manuscript notes, and word-processed drafts of some of the book's chapters. The correspondence, which takes the form of letters, postcards and email printouts, mainly focuses on Chester's and Law's work on the book, but also provides information on...
Dates:
2002 - 2005; 2009
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until September 2041, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
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General Transparency and Photograph Scans, 2004 - 2018
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/7/3/2
Scope and Contents
Four USB drives that hold digital scans of some of the transparencies and photographs found in the Roger Law (Early Years), Luck & Flaw, Spitting Image Productions Limited, and Roger Law (Post-Spitting Image Years) sub-fonds of the Roger Law Archive.The first USB drive holds scans of images featuring plasticine model illustrations, along with digital photographs of drawings and prints from publications, produced by Roger Law, between 1960 and 1975,...
Dates:
2004 - 2018
Conditions Governing Access:
The contents of these USB drives are current unavailable for viewing.
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Glass Negatives, 1965 - 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/1/3
Scope and Contents
19 glass negatives holding images of illustrations created by Roger Law, along with images of pages from publications that feature Law's work, and images with other items. The following are present: items connected to the 1967 Designers and Art Directors Association Awards, including an image of the silver award certificate received by Law; images of artwork featured in the August 1967 issue of Gebrauchsgraphik International Advertising Art, a couple of...
Dates:
1965 - 1967
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Grammy Award Nomination Certificate, 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/24
Scope and Contents
A file holding a Grammy Award nomination certificate for the television production, A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, which has been nominated in the 'best music video, long form' category. The certificate is presented to Claudio Abbado, Sting, Joanna Beresford, Frances Peters, Steve Bendelack, Roger Law and Christopher Swann. The certificate comes in a white presentation folder, which has a label on the front with Roger Law's name printed upon...
Dates:
1995
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Sub-Sub-Series
Granta, 1964
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents
Two hardboard woodcuts featuring print designs by Roger Law, which were used in the commemorative issue of the publication, Granta, in November 1964. These 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...
Dates:
1964
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Roger Law (Early Years)
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Professional
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Artwork
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Woodcuts
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Granta, 1961 - 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/4
Scope and Contents
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, written by Michael Grant (RL/Pre-/986).2....
Dates:
Publication: 1961 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access:
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Hackney Empire Appeal File, 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/1/4
Scope and Contents
A file containing a variety of material connected to a charity event for the Hackney Empire Theatre, which was held at Sotheby's London-based auction house, on 12 July 2000, involving an exhibition of Spitting Image puppets and other related material. This event took place during the 14-day period when the Sotheby's/Amazon.com online auction of Spitting Image puppets was active. As part of the event, a number of puppets and other items...
Dates:
2000
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'Her Maj' Exhibition, 2012
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/8
Scope and Contents
An invitation card sent to Roger Law to attend a private viewing of the exhibition, 'Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen,' on 1 February 2012. This exhibition was hosted at The Cartoon Museum, London, and ran from 1 February to 8 April.
Material from the Spitting Image Productions Limited archive were used in the exhibition, but it is unknown whether Roger Law had any involvement in the event's development.
Dates:
2012
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Closed until September 2041, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).