Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1941
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Littleport, Cambridgeshire (Place of Birth)
Found in 261 Collections and/or Records:
File
United States of America Trips, 1993 - 1995
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/3/1
Scope and Contents
A box containing four sub-files, which hold material relating to a number of business trips made by Roger Law and other personnel from Spitting Image Productions Limited to America. The first sub-file relates to a trip made by Law to present a lecture, Politically Incorrect: A Jaundiced History of Spitting Image, given at the New York School of Visual Arts, as part of a symposium, Modernism and Eclecticism, in February 1994. Business meetings were also arranged for Law, while in New York,...
Dates:
1993 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
Unpublished Short Stories, c early 1970s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/8/2
Scope and Contents
A bundle of manuscript and typescript short stories, written by Roger Law. These stories are unpublished, some for copyright reasons, including one that involves the F. Scott Fitzgerald character, Pat Hobby. A notable portion of these stories feature a character called Spider. Some of the material are more rough notes than fully fleshed-out stories.
Dates:
c early 1970s
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Item
Version 1, c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
The first of two versions of 'The Whole Hog' mural/cartoon strip, created by Roger Law. This item was originally labelled as being the 'best' version.
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.
Item
Version 2, c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
The second of two versions of 'The Whole Hog' mural/cartoon strip, created by Roger Law. This item was originally labelled as being the 'second best' version.
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository
Item
We Have Not Done Badly. We Have Done Very Well. We Have Not Done Quite Well Enough., c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/12
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 is separated into four sections and comments on a speech made by the British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan. The first section features a representation of Macmillan. The second section contains a drawing of a man, sat at a table laden with food, accompanied by the caption, 'We have not done badly.' The third...
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
File
Weekend Magazine, 1978 - 1979
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/11
Scope and Contents
A file containing three issues of the Canadian newspaper supplement, Weekend Magazine, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following editions are present:1. 15 April 1978, which accompanied the Winnipeg Free Press. The cover and page 7 feature illustrations of Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, depicted as a boxer (L+F/239 and 240). 2. 12 August 1978, marked as an advance...
Dates:
Publication: 1978 - 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).
Found in:
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
File
Winjin' Pom, 1989 - 1990
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/13
Scope and Contents
A box containing numerous envelopes and plastic sleeves holding photographic transparencies, 35mm slides, negatives, contact prints and photographs relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HiT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom, which ran for one series in 1991. There are portrait images of the puppet characters, publicity shots featuring Roger Law and other SIPL personnel, stills from episodes, and shots taken during the production. The...
Dates:
1989 - 1990
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Wood Printing Blocks, 1957 - 1960
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/3
Scope and Contents
A box containing five wooden printing blocks with engravings by Roger Law, which were done while Law was studying at the Cambridge School of Art. The printing blocks have the following: 1. An engraving of a moorhen in a pond/lake setting, measuring 100mm x 152mm x 21mm (RL/Pre-/692). On the reverse of the block there is an engraved image of a pot of cacti by an unknown artist. 2. A logo 'RD' for an advertisement put in the autumn 1960 issue of the magazine, ...
Dates:
1957 - 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.
Sub-Series
Woodcuts, 1961 - 1968
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3
Scope and Contents
Hardboard woodcuts featuring print designs by Roger Law. These print designs were used by various publications and organisations/companies, either to illustrate articles and essays or as part of promotional material; the latter in the form of advertisements, calendars and posters. The majority of these woodcuts were made for the following publications: Granta, Nova, Queen, The...
Dates:
1961 - 1968
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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Work Books, 1957 - 1958
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/2
Scope and Contents
A file containing two A5-sized school exercise books and one illustrated project book, relating to work undertaken by Roger Law while at Cambridge School of Art. The two exercise books are for English class, with one book labelled as being specifically for the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) studies. The exercise books contain both Law's written work and remarks by his teacher, and hold loose-leaf material. The illustrated project book (RL/Pre-/691) is about St....
Dates:
1957 - 1958
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.
File
Zeit Magazin, 1971 - 1972
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/17
Scope and Contents
A file containing two issues of the German newspaper supplement, Zeit Magazin, which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following editions are present:1. 26 November 1971 (No. 48) - page 23 contains a plasticine illustration of a piggy bank (money box), which accompanies the article, Geldanlage 1972 (RL/Pre-/735). Also present in this issue is a cartoon strip, on pages 42-43, titled, Was Man Für Geld...
Dates:
Publication: 1971 - 1972
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