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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How to Make a Puppet File, c 2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing documents that revolve around the process of making foam latex puppets. The file's contents appear to have been partially compiled from previously produced documentation, relating to the production of puppets and the satirical television series, Spitting Image. The file holds the following: computer printouts of a document that appears to be dated c 2019; printouts of photographs or photocopies of pages on how to make a ...
Dates:
c 2019
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Illustrated Books, 1978 - 1981
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/3
Scope and Contents
Photographic material relating to Luck & Flaw's work on illustrated versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. For both books, the partnership produced plasticine model illustrations depicting characters and events. These model illustrations were photographed by John Lawrence Jones.
Dates:
1978 - 1981
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Illustrations of Political and Royal Figures, c 1956-c 1961
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/1
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,...
Dates:
c 1956-c 1961
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Invoice Duplicate Book, 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/5
Scope and Contents
A Gundulph invoice/statement duplicate book, which contains copies of invoices for orders of Luck & Flaw's Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III]/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.
Dates:
1982
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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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'James Gillray: The Art of Caricature', 2001
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/2
Scope and Contents
A file of faxes and an invoice connected to the loan of photographic material and artwork from the Spitting Image Productions Limited archive to the art gallery, Tate Britain. The items loaned to the gallery were used in an exhibition revolving around the English caricaturist, James Gillray (1756-1815), which was held from 5 June to 2 September 2001.
Dates:
2001
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Jan Carew Play Script, c 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/5
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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.
Dates:
c 1963
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Janice Tchalenko-related Material, c 1993-1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/6
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to two collaborations between Roger Law and Pablo Bach with ceramist and artist, Janice Tchalenko. The trio created a set of ceramic sculptures, based upon the seven deadly sins, which were exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum, in 1993. They collaborated further on a series of ceramic pots, which were displayed as part of the 'Modern Antiques' exhibition, held at the Richard Dennis Gallery, in 1996.
Items include: an invitation card...
Dates:
c 1993-1996
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Jazz Meets Poetry, 1961
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6/1
Scope and Contents
A hardboard woodcut that has 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).
Dates:
1961
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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John Watson Exhibition, 2002
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/10/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing items relating to an exhibition held at the Royal College of Art, between 13 and 24 November 2002, revolving around the works of artist and illustrator, John Watson (1960-2000). The exhibition was titled: 'My Mouth Is Quiet But My Mind Is Noisy.' The following items are present: an invitation card for Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden to attend a private viewing of the exhibition, on 12 November; a catalogue; a press release; an exhibition leaflet; and several pieces of card...
Dates:
2002
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Jon Blair File, 1985 - 1988
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/3
Scope and Contents
A file of letters and other items addressed to or relating to one of the producers of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Jon Blair. Items include: letters regarding the extension of Anne Newcombe's contract with the company; a letter from Barry Morris, regarding the state of SIPL's financial accounts; and what appears to be a rough draft of a letter from Roger Law to Blair, regarding news that the latter has been criticising SIPL to the members of upper management at Central Independent...
Dates:
1985 - 1988
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Krazy Kat, 1990 - 2018
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/3/2
Scope and Contents
An assortment of audiovisual material connected to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Hearst Entertainment/BBC short animation pilot, Krazy Kat, based upon the cartoon strip created by George Herriman. The following are present:1. A small box holding nine audio casette tapes and a digital audio tape, which contain music, sound ideas, and the original master mix.2. A roll of 35mm film containing the pilot.3. A Digital Betacam tape...
Dates:
1990 - 2018
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
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Large and Mounted Photographs, 1986-c early 2000s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/7
Scope and Contents
A portfolio holding large and/or mounted photographs that feature mainly Spitting Image-related illustrations and images, either material connected to merchandise, external publications or other activities engaged in by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Some of the photographic prints are contemporaneous with when they were originally shot, and others are later reprints. The later reprints may be dated beyond the SIPL era (1983-1998).There is also a...
Dates:
1986-c early 2000s
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Large Transparencies, 1987 - 1997
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/10
Scope and Contents
A file holding nine 200mm x 250mm photographic transparencies, which feature images used as part of Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise, advertising campaigns for external clients, and a set of unpublished Royal Mail stamps. The following are present:1. Two examples of the Margaret Thatcher 'Adoration of the Statue' illustration used in the British version of the SIPL publication, Spitting Images (SI/32).2. A plasticine model of...
Dates:
1987 - 1997
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Large Transparencies, 1968 - 1975
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file of mostly 10" x 8" colour photographic transparencies, featuring images of plasticine model illustrations made by Roger Law, which were published in The Sunday Times Magazine and other outlets. There are other large sizes of transparencies present. The file holds 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,...
Dates:
1968 - 1975
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Lecture Notes, c early 2000s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/1/6
Scope and Contents
A file containing two different versions of a set of word-processed lecture notes, written by Roger Law, which relate to his satire influences, Law's career from working as a newspaper illustrator to Spitting Image, and his post-Spitting Image activities in Australia. The notes appear to be both prompts for him to do things during the lecture, such as take out Spitting Image puppets to display to the audience,...
Dates:
c early 2000s
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Lecture Slides, c 1970s-c 2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/1/1
Scope and Contents
A large file containing an assortment of 35mm photographic slides, and transparencies, which were used by Roger Law when delivering public lectures, between the 1970s and the 2010s. The material present corresponds to two areas of interest that Law lectured extensively upon: ceramic ware, and satire. The slides and transparencies relating to satire predominantly feature imagery from the French satirical magazine, L'Assiette au Beurre, which was one of Law's early...
Dates:
c 1970s-c 2010s
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Leeds Postcards, 1992
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/3
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Two examples of a postcard produced by the company, Leeds Postcards, which features a photograph of members of the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People, whom are protesting beneath a Guardian newspaper billboard advertisement. This advertisement features a model illustration of the Britannia figure, which is depicted as a wheelchair-bound old woman. The back of the postcard gives the following description of the image: 'Disabled women protest against...
Dates:
1992
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Letters File, c 1987-1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/4/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two letters from French sculptor, Etienne Aillaud, a member of the artisan company, Atelier Bombyx. The first letter is dated 21 February [c 1987-c 1988], and is addressed to Spitting Image Productions Limited artists, Pablo Bach and David Stoten. This letter is accompanied by photographs of foam/resin sculptures that Atelier Bombyx have produced for various clients. This letter was also originally accompanied by a number of chess pieces [see MS Add.10275/3/9/4/1], modelled...
Dates:
c 1987-1991
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Letters from Julian Allen and Joan Steiner to Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, 1974
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/4
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A file holding 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...
Dates:
1974
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Letters to Jean Amsden, c 1959-c 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/2
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...
Dates:
c 1959-c 1967
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Letters to Winnie Law, 1958-03-29 - 1958-12-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/4
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...
Dates:
1958-03-29 - 1958-12-23
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Lewis Chester Files, 1999, 2002 - 2009
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/1
Scope and Contents
The files of Lewis Chester, the collaborative writer on Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty. Chester had previously written the book, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, and collaborated with Law on another publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. Material includes correspondence between Chester and Law, interview notes, and an annotated draft copy...
Dates:
1999; 2002 - 2009
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Lewis Chester Paperwork, 1992
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/2
Scope and Contents
Paperwork created and gathered by Lewis Chester and his research assistant, Peter Jones, as part of their work on the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. A hand-corrected manuscript for the book.2. Draft contributions for...
Dates:
1992
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Liberal/Labour, c 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/10
Scope and Contents
A large cartoon mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, along with photographs taken from newspapers, created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment. 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).
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Li'l Monsters, 1999 - 2000
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/1
Scope and Contents
A file of correspondence, in the form of faxes, between Roger Law and Tony Wright, the founder and creative director of the Australian television production company, December Films. The contents of the correspondence revolve around the development of the children's comedy puppet show, Li'l Monsters [later Li'l Horrors, which ran for 52 episodes between 2000 and 2001 on Channel 7, in Australia], specifically the creation of the show's...
Dates:
1999 - 2000
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