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Law, Roger, 1941-Present (Artist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1941-09-06    

Gender

  • male

Occupations

Places

Found in 155 Collections and/or Records:

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Newspaper Issues and Tearsheets, 1976 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/4/1
Scope and Contents A large visifile containing full issues and tearsheets of newspapers, and a magazine printed on newsprint paper, which either feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw or articles that relate to their work. The following publications are present: Le Matin de Paris, New Musical Express, The News Line, and The Sunday Times.A 6 May 1978 issue of ...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Newspaper Tearsheets, 1962 - 1967, 1970 - 1971

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/2/1
Scope and Contents A large portfolio of newspaper tearsheets and magazines on newsprint paper, which feature artwork by Roger Law; mainly pencil print illustrations. The contents of the portfolio are primarily tears from The Observer and The Sunday Times. However, there are also items from the following publications: Ink (The Other Newspaper), Magnet News, The Alternative,...
Dates: Publication: 1962 - 1967; Publication: 1970 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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No Such Thing as a Working Class, c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/5
Scope and Contents

A large mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which features several men in dinner jackets around a table, laden with wines and fruits, while two men in working clothes are to one side of the drawing. There is a caption that reads: 'Of course there is no such thing as a working class' (RL/Pre-/1477).

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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Non-commission Magazines, 1976 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/13
Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines and other publications, along with some tearsheets, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck and/or illustrations by Luck & Flaw that were previously published in other outlets.The following are present:1. Issue 15 (out of 15) of the Dutch magazine series, 58 Miljoen Nederlanders; this issue is titled, in Angermans Ogen. Page 418...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Non-Commission Publications, 1967 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/19
Scope and Contents A box with a number of publications that contain either interviews with Roger Law and/or examples of his artwork, which have previously featured in other magazines, newspapers and other outlets. The following items are present:1. February 1972 issue of the American magazine, Advertising Techniques.2. The 1969 publication, Cathedral: A Montage of Graphics and Literature, edited by Laurence Kunkel, which features...
Dates: Publication: 1967 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Nova, Early 1970s-1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/1
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Roger Law's journalistic efforts at the British women's monthly magazine, Nova.

Dates: Early 1970s-1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Nova, 1966 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/7
Scope and Contents A box containing 12 issues of the British monthly women's magazine, Nova, along with a number of tearsheets from other issues. Roger Law not only produced illustrations for some of the publication's issues, but also wrote several articles as well. The following issues/tearsheets are present:1. October 1966 - features plasticine model illustrations, which accompany the article, Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned, written by...
Dates: Publication: 1966 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Nova, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

Five hardboard woodcuts containing print designs that were used in the May 1967 issue of the magazine, Nova. The prints were used to illustrate the adapted story piece, An Expensive Place to Die, written by Len Deighton, which was also released as a novel. The prints feature representations of the following characters found in the story: Monsieur Datt, Davis, Jean-Paul, Maria, and Loiseau (RL/Pre-/1000 (a)-(e)).

Dates: 1967
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Other Cartoonists, c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/9
Scope and Contents

A large mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which is separated into five sections. These sections appear to comment on the work of five popular newspaper/magazine cartoonists: Peter Maddocks; Walter Ernest Fawkes, who went by the pen name 'Trog;' William 'Willie' George Rushton; Victor 'Vicky' Weisz; and Ronald William Fordham Searle (RL/Pre-/1481).

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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Panorama, 1976 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/5
Scope and Contents A box containing 24 full issues and a tearsheet of the Dutch men's weekly magazine, Panorama, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. The majority of the illustrations are part of a series, Koppen Kast, which ran every other week throughout 1977. This series depicted various Dutch and international politicians, British and Dutch royals, Dutch celebrities and other figures in a humorous fashion.The following...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Party Invitation and Membership Cards, c 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/7
Scope and Contents A file containing a variety of party invitations, an advertisement card for a play, and a membership card; designed by Roger Law while studying at the Cambridge School of Art. The following items are present: a Christmas party ticket, which features the print design of a man and a dog both wearing saucepans as helmets (RL/Pre-/878); an advertisement card with a lino cut print design for a performance of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape (RL/Pre-/879); an...
Dates: c 1960
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: Part restricted. Some material are very fragile - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. See descriptions for further details.
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Pelican Books, 1976 - 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents A box containing six books published under the Penguin Books' imprint, Pelican, which feature images of plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw on their covers. There are also cover proofs for four of these books.The following are present:1. Cities: The Public Dimension, written by W. Harvey Cox, along with a cover proof; photographic image by Bob Cramp (L&F/120).2. Franco and the Politics of...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L&F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates: c 1975-1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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P.G. Wodehouse Boxset, 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A P.G. Wodehouse boxset holding six books that contain various short stories and novels, including: The Luck of the Bodkins; Right Ho, Jeeves; and Lord Emsworth and Others. The covers of these six books are adorned with illustrations by the artist, Ionicus. The books are held together in a slipcase, which is covered on three sides by an image of a plasticine model illustration, by Luck & Flaw. This...
Dates: Publication: 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Photographs, 1962 - 1974

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/3
Scope and Contents A box containing a bundle of mainly black and white photographs, which feature images of pencil and plasticine model illustrations produced by Roger Law. These images were published in various magazines and newspapers, along with featuring on the cover and interior of books. The material present is labelled or in packaging labelled with their original reference numbers (i.e. RL/Pre-/number), which can be used to search for their entry in the Deirdre Amsden Paperwork sub-fonds of the archive,...
Dates: 1962 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Photographs, c late 1960s-c early 1980s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/1
Scope and Contents A box containing an assortment of colour and black and white photographs, in a variety of sizes and formats, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in magazines and newspapers. Included in this box is a scrapbook that holds polaroids with raw images of models produced by Roger Law, dating back to the late 1960s, prior to the partnership; the final few pages also hold such photographs of Luck & Flaw models. Also present in this box is a set of 30...
Dates: c late 1960s-c early 1980s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Plasticine Model Eyes, c 1975-c 1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/7/1
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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
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@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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Political Leaflets and Publications, 1960-c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/2
Scope and Contents A file containing a small number of political-based items, which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present: two copies of a four-page leaflet that has 16 drawings by Law, titled, Welcome to Annual Conference, which was published by Young Socialists in Cambridge to illustrate 'Democracy in Action,' and was likely handed out at a Labour Party conference in either 1960 or 1961 (RL/Pre-/824 (b)); two copies of an earlier version of the ...
Dates: 1960-c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 1, 1960 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...
Dates: 1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 2, 1960 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which contain artwork by or relate to Roger Law's activities with various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. A proof on newsprint paper of a woodcut print, which features an image of Winston Churchill and Sir Harold Nicolson. This image was used in The Sunday Times, as part of The War...
Dates: 1960 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 3, 1961 - 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, photographic material, newspaper/magazine tearsheets and other items; all of which contain artwork or relate to artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. Three copies of a menu for the Humphrey Ridley Tomalin farewell dinner, which feature eight portraits printed from pencil drawings. The date of the dinner was the 24 February 1965...
Dates: 1961 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 4, 1962 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/4
Scope and Contents A portfolio that primarily contains items featuring artwork produced by Roger Law, which relate to his collaborations with the author/journalist, Jeremy Sandford, both for an 1964 article in The Observer Weekend Review, titled, What Goes on in Majorca, and a book, Synthetic Fun, published in 1967. The latter contains images found in the former, along with other artwork that is present in this portfolio,...
Dates: 1962 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 5, 1964 - 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/5
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing original artwork, mounted on and framed by card, which have been produced by Roger Law for his work with various publications. Some of these card mountings contain instructions for printers.The following items are present:1. A collaged pencil drawing featuring a representation of author and literary critic, Cyril Connolly, which was used in an issue of The Sunday Times (RL/Pre-/816).2. Two coloured pencil...
Dates: 1964 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Presentation Notes, c early 1970s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/8/3
Scope and Contents A file containing two sets of manuscript notes, one in red ink and the other in black ink, whose contents relate to lectures or perhaps just one lecture by Roger Law. The contents of the notes in red ink focus on the French satirical magazine, L'Assiette au Beurre. The contents of the notes in black ink are for a lecture on illustrations and commercial artists in journalism from the turn of the twentieth century. If these sets of notes are for two separate...
Dates: c early 1970s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Primary and Secondary School Papers, c late 1940s-1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A file containing a small bundle of material relating to Roger Law's primary and secondary school education. The items present are: a primary school project book (RL/Pre-/1143) about various explorers, such as Marco Polo and Sir Francis Drake, and exploration, which is illustrated on the cover and throughout by Law; a certificate of attendance from Littleport County Primary School, awarded for the year 1952; an annual report on Law's academic performance and behaviour at Littleport County...
Dates: c late 1940s-1956
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.