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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Listerine Posters, 1980
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/2/2
Scope and Contents
A visifile holding multiple examples of seven advertisements for the mouthwash product, Listerine, which feature photographic images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. These particular advertisements were designed to be displayed on London Underground trains, and were commissioned by the advertising company, J. Walter Thompson. The photographic images were taken by John Lawrence Jones (L+F/270-276).
Dates:
Publication: 1980
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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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Loughborough University Honorary Doctorate File, 1999
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/9
Scope and Contents
A file holding material relating to Roger Law being awarded an honorary doctorate by Loughborough University. The degree congregation ceremony took place on 4 November 1999. Items include: a previously framed example of the degree congregation programme given to those in attendance that day; and a set of four commemorative photographs in presentation folders, which feature different images of Law with university dignitaries. One of those photographs contains an image of Law with his mother,...
Dates:
1999
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Luck & Flaw at Work, 1979
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/4/1
Scope and Contents
A file holding transparencies, several sheets of contact prints, and a 35mm slide; which primarily feature images of Roger Law and Peter Fluck working on a plasticine model of Dutch politician, Hans Wiegel, inside their Victoria Street studio in Cambridge. There are also images of models for two other Dutch political figures, Joop den Uyl and Jan C. Terlouw. These images were taken by John Lawrence Jones, and some featured in an issue of the Dutch publication, ...
Dates:
1979
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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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Luck & Flaw Containers Summary File, 1991-c 2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/7/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing computer-processed lists for the contents of the original three portfolios and five boxes that arrived at Cambridge University Library, which held material relating to the professional output of Luck & Flaw. There is also a general list of items/illustrations produced by the partnership, whose reference numbers range from 1 to 313. Also present are two sets of lists, produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited in 1991 and at some other point in the 1990s, which lists...
Dates:
1991-c 2010s
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Luck & Flaw Index Cards, c 2000s-c 2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/7/4/2
Scope and Contents
A box holding a bundle of index cards, in alphabetical order based upon illustration/artwork or publication title, which contain information on a particular illustration or object that originally held a L+F/[Number] reference number in the Roger Law Archive, prior to its deposit and subsequent cataloguing at Cambridge University Library. These index cards provide the following: the title of the photographic illustration, artwork or other item; its original reference number; the date of its...
Dates:
c 2000s-c 2010s
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Luck & Flaw Record Forms, c 2010s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/7/5/2
Scope and Contents
A box holding a bundle of catalogue record forms, which document artwork, photographic images, publications and other material primarily found within what is now the Luck & Flaw sub-fonds of the Roger Law Archive. Images of photographic illustrations and other artwork from this period also occasionally appear within the Spitting Image Productions Limited and the Roger Law (Post-Spitting Image Years) sub-fonds of the archive.These record forms contain the following: the...
Dates:
c 2010s
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Luck & Flaw's Illustrated Guide to Caricature, c 1985
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/2/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing papers relating to an episode of the BBC documentary series, Omnibus, which focused on Roger Law, Peter Fluck, their work on Spitting Image and their influences. This episode was aired on BBC 1, on 26 July 1985. This file contains a letter to Law from the show's producer, Mary Dickinson, accompanied by copies of notes. These notes were taken by Dickinson in meetings between herself, Law and Peter Fluck, along with the...
Dates:
c 1985
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Mail Order Address Printouts, c 1980-c 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/4
Scope and Contents
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].
Dates:
c 1980-c 1983
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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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Making Sense Exhibition Catalogue, 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/7
Scope and Contents
A catalogue for the exhibition, 'Making Sense,' which was displayed at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter, in 1995. The catalogue contains short paragraphs from a number of contributors, including Roger Law. Law's passage comments on the work of those involved in Spitting Image, and how everything a viewer sees during an episode is made by hand. Accompanying the catalogue is a small acknowledgement slip.
Dates:
1995
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Man & Motor: The 20th Century Love Affair, 1966
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/4/2
Scope and Contents
A hardback copy of the book, Man & Motor: The 20th Century Love Affair, edited by Derek Jewell. Pages 106-107 feature an image of a model car, made by Deirdre Amsden, which accompanies a section on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his use of cars in his works. Page 115 features a pencil illustration, drawn by Roger Law, which accompanies the short story, A Simple Little Three-Car Trick, written by Ken W. Purdy (RL/Pre-/1030). There is an...
Dates:
Publication: 1966
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Margaret Thatcher Mug, c 1987
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2/2
Scope and Contents
A ceramic mug modelled in the likeness British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, by Luck & Flaw. This mug design was first produced in 1983, as memorabilia for the British General Election, alongside another mug that resembled Labour Party leader Michael Foot. However, this particular mug appears to be a later reproduction, perhaps manufactured by Carlton Ware, c 1987. This mug is lighter in wieght than the original, and the glossy finish has a green tint to it. This version of the mug...
Dates:
c 1987
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Found in:
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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Margaret Thatcher Mug Mould, 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/1
Scope and Contents
A plaster mould for a ceramic mug, made in the image of Margaret Thatcher's head, modelled by Luck & Flaw. The mould is composed of five pieces, which form a cube when assembled together.
Dates:
1983
Conditions Governing Access:
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Margaret Thatcher Puppet, c early 2020s
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/13/3/2/1
Scope and Contents
A Margaret Thatcher Spitting Image puppet that was made by Roger Law, specifically for its inclusion as part of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Archive's deposit at Cambridge University Library. It should be noted that this particular puppet is not the same one that was present at the press event, held at the library on 13 November 2018, which promoted the archive's deposit [see press release, MS Add.10275/5/13/3/1]. It appears that this puppet was given to the...
Dates:
c early 2020s
Conditions Governing Access:
Part restricted. Access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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Margaret Thatcher Puppet and Stand Base, c 2021-2023
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/13/3/2
Scope and Contents
A Spitting Image Margaret Thatcher puppet, not made during the original run of the television series, which was produced to accompany the donation of the Spitting Image Archive into the holdings of Cambridge University Library. There is also a stand base for the puppet, made at a later date.
Dates:
c 2021-2023
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot, 1980
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
A ceramic teapot with accompanying lid that is made in the image of Margaret Thatcher's head. The teapot has a white, matte finish.
This teapot was modelled by Luck & Flaw, and was manufactured by either English Ironstone Tableware or Gill Wing Ceramics.
Dates:
1980
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot, c 1980-c 1985
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
A ceramic teapot with accompanying lid that is made in the image of Margaret Thatcher's head. The teapot has a matte finish with blue/green mottled colouration.
The teapot was modelled by Luck & Flaw, and produced at the Dartington Pottery Training Workshop.
Dates:
c 1980-c 1985
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot, c 1980-c 1987
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/1/4
Scope and Contents
A ceramic teapot with accompanying lid that is made in the image of Margaret Thatcher's head. The teapot has a glossy, white finish, which has a slight green tint.
The teapot was modelled by Luck & Flaw. It is unclear whether this item was made by the original manufacturers of the teapot, English Ironstone Tableware and Gill Wing Ceramics, or if it is one of the later examples made by Carlton Ware, which handled production in 1987.
Dates:
c 1980-c 1987
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Development and Production Correspondence, 1980 - 1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing manuscript and typescript letters regarding the development and production of Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot. A large portion of the letters received are from Brunswick Ceramic Services (BCS), which designed the mould for the teapot and worked with a number of potteries to produce samples, before it appears both Gill Wing Ceramics and English Ironstone Company were settled upon to manufacture the finished product. Correspondence also covers the following topics:...
Dates:
1980 - 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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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Orders, 1980
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing manuscript and typescript letters from individuals ordering Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot, following its advertisement in the 9 November 1980 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. The purchasers enclose cheques for £19 [not included], which covers the cost of both the teapot and postage, and many of them request that their order arrives before Christmas.
Dates:
1980
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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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Marin County Civic Center Attack and the Black Panther Party, 1968 - 1973
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/1
Scope and Contents
A box containing a mixture of material relating to a proposed article to be written by the San Francisco Bay Guardian journalist, Robert Alan Jones, about the Marin County Civic Center attack in August 1970, along with a profile on one of those implicated in the attack, Angela Yvonne Davis. Items present include: correspondence between Roger Law and Jones, along with other individuals; photographs; press clippings; and FBI wanted leaflets/poster for Davis. This...
Dates:
1968 - 1973
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Marketing, 1976
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/1
Scope and Contents
January and December 1976 issues of Marketing, the monthly journal of The Institute of Marketing [now The Charted Institute of Marketing]. Both issues feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations on their front covers (L+F/24 and 175). The January edition is also accompanied by a page proof for the cover.
Dates:
Publication: 1976
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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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Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
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Marx Brothers Condiment Set, 1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/4
Scope and Contents
A three-colour glazed stoneware condiment set modelled by Luck & Flaw, which has been made in the image of the members of the American comedy troupe, The Marx Brothers. The salt shaker is in the form of Chico Marx, the pepper shaker is in the form of Groucho Marx, and the mustard pot is in the form of Harpo Marx.
The manufacturer of the set is unknown.
Dates:
1982
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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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Marxism Today, 1984, 1988
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/3
Scope and Contents
Two issues of the British political magazine, Marxism Today. The following issues are present:1. July 1984 - the front cover bears a photographic illustration featuring the Spitting Image puppets of members of the British royal family (SI/100).2. December 1988 - pages 42 and 43 contain an article that includes an interview with Roger Law, amongst others, which covers his plans for the upcoming year and the books he...
Dates:
Publication: 1984; Publication: 1988
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Maxfield Parrish, 1974
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/2/5
Scope and Contents
A file containing photographic transparencies that hold images of artwork produced by American artist, Maxfield Parrish. Some of these images were featured in an article on Parrish, written by Robert Melville, which was published in the 26 May 1974 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. Roger Law undertook the research for this article (RL/Pre-/1045).
Dates:
1974
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Melford Festival, 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6/4
Scope and Contents
A hardboard woodcut that has a print design by Roger Law, which was used in promotional material to advertise the Melford Festival. The design features a representation of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, next to an organ, with some kind of settlement in the background [perhaps Long Melford]. The print design/advertisement for the festival was used in British Petroleum's 1965 festivals calendar, and also appeared in various publications throughout 1964, including ...
Dates:
1964
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.