Scope and Contents A British Petroleum Festivals '65 calendar. Each month features artwork and a written section, which relate to a particular festival held in the British Isles, including: Helly Aa in the Shetland Isles, Eisteddfod in Wales, and Pitlochry Fesitval in Scotland. The calendar page for September is illustrated by Roger Law, featuring a woodcut print design of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, and an organ. Accompanying the artwork is a short written passage by...

Scope and Contents A file containing photographic representations of four charcoal drawings that were done by Roger Law, while he and his wife, Deirdre Amsden, were on holiday in Brittany, France, with Richard Fletcher and his family, in 1959. The original charcoal drawings were destroyed in a fire. The file holds large black and white photographs and negatives. The following copies of drawings are present: a landscape of the Brittany coastline (RL/Pre-/880); a portrait of a Breton woman (RL/Pre-/889); another...

Scope and Contents A file containing two manuscript letters: one from Deirdre Amsden to her parents, and the other from Roger Law to his parents and brother. Both of these letters were sent while the couple were holidaying in Brittany with Richard Fletcher and his family. Amsden informs her parents that they are staying with the Fletchers for another week, before providing an account of their activities and a description of the house they are staying in. Law gives details on a sailing trip, a visit to an art...

Scope and Contents Items relating to the British weekly/monthly media industry magazine, Broadcast. The following items are present:1. Two front cover tearsheets for the 27 April 1984 issue, which both contain images of the Spitting Image puppets for President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. However, the image for each cover is different (SI/509 (b) and (c)).2. The 5 October 1990 issue, which includes a short...

Scope and Contents A small envelope containing the following business cards: two for Roger Law with the job title 'Capitalist,' one of which bears Spitting Image Productions Limited's Plumber's Row address (1989 to early 1994) and the other with its Cairo Studios address (summer 1994 onwards); and a business card for Pamela Asbury, head of SIPL's commercials production subsidiary, Bazaar Films. Also present is a small piece of paper, around the size of a business card, which bears the company logo for Spitting...

Scope and Contents A box containing a mixture of internal Spitting Image Productions Limited communications and documentation, along with external correspondence, relating to the management and activities of the company. Non-correspondence material includes, but is not limited to: memoranda, minutes for board meetings, draft legal agreements, and press releases. Topics covered in letters, faxes and documentation include, but are not limited to: the agreement between SIPL, David Paradine Television,...

Scope and Contents A file containing a mixture of letters, cards and circulars sent to and from Roger Law. The following are present, but are not limited to: a letter and faxes to and from British-American artist, Julian Allen, dating between 1986 and 1997; letters from Spitting Image producer, John Lloyd, one thanking Law and his wife for attending his wedding, and the other thanking Law and Peter Fluck for their congratulatory note, following his BAFTA win [Black Adder Goes Forth...

Scope and Contents A bundle of paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's business relationship with Carlton Ware, which took over the manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights of Luck & Flaw's ceramic ware, between 1987 and 1988. Topics include, but are not limited to: Luck & Flaw's initial intention to contract the aforementioned rights to Audley Porcelain; negotiations with Carlton Ware; revised and finalised versions of the partnership's contract; orders for ceramic ware from third parties;...

Scope and Contents A file containing research material for an article on the Carnation Revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Estado Novo regime in Portugal on 25 April 1974, via a military coup; along with exposure on the tortures and murders committed on the opponents of the regime by its secret police. Items present include: photographic material; notes; copies of testimonies, in Portuguese, given by individuals tortured by the Estado Novo regime, along with English translations; and issue No. 1896 of...

Scope and Contents A file containing a letter, ephemera and a speech transcript for the 1998 Cartoon Trust Awards, which was held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, on 25 November 1998. At this event, Roger Law and Peter Fluck were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. As Law was living in Australia at that time, his wife, Deirdre Amsden, read out a prepared written speech in his absence.The letter informs Law and Fluck that they are the recipients of the award and invites...

Scope and Contents A file containing two sub-folders, which hold material relating to the Design and Art Direction Awards. One of the sub-folders contains an attendees list and seating plan document, along with a event brochure, concerning the 1985 awards dinner. The brochure details the menu for the evening, the programme of activities, and lists those nominated for each award.The second sub-folder holds three silver award certificates. Two certificates are from the 1985 awards for the category,...

Scope and Contents A file containing material relating to an article published in the July 1974 issue of Nova, written by Roger Law, which looks at the American company, Jamaica Gas & Electric (JGE) Appliances, and its owners, Charlie and Jerry Rosenberg. The title of the article is, Jerry and Charlie Can Get You Most Things Wholesale, however, this piece is also referred to as 'What's Da Story, Jerry?' The contents of the file are: an audio cassette...

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A large cartoon mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon Christmas-themed illustration (RL/Pre-/1487). Thisitem was created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment.

Scope and Contents A file containing research material for an article on American visual artist, Clarence Schmidt. Items include photocopies of newspaper cuttings, and a couple of pages of notes. There is also an audio cassette that contains a recording of an interview conducted by Roger law with Schmidt.Law conducted the interview and research for the article, which was written by Robert Melville, and it was published in the 23 February 1975 issue of The Sunday Times...

Scope and Contents A file containing an assortment of Spitting Image Productions Limited and Cairo Studios company Christmas cards. The following are present: a 1986 SIPL 'Santa Claus on the Dole' card (SI/461); a 1989 SIPL 'Greetings from Albania' card, which features a drawing of Joseph Stalin and a drawing of Margaret Thatcher as Stalin (SI/590); two examples of a SIPL 'Get on down with the Majors this Christmas' cards, one of which is accompanied by an Ovaltine malt drink sachet, along with original...

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An envelope containing a photographic pass for Roger Law to attend the 1993 Conservative Party Conference at Blackpool. Accompanying the conference pass is a small pamphlet, which has been produced by Lancashire Constabulary, and contains safety information for those attending the event.

Scope and Contents 28 black and white copy negatives that contain images of pencil and woodcut illustrations produced by Roger Law, which were published in the following outlets: Granta, Nova, Queen, The Observer, The Sunday Times Magazine, and Vogue. A number of the images also featured in the Jeremy Sandford and Law book, ...

Scope and Contents Various correspondence files containing letters, faxes and accompanying material received by Spitting Image Productions Limited and Roger Law. Also present are SIPL internal communications and documentation relating to the running of the company, such as memoranda, progress reports, and minutes for board meetings. This section has been split into the following: a file of business correspondence and internal communications; a file of letters received by the company from members of the general...

Scope and Contents A file with cover proofs for the paperback editions of the following three books: The Selling of the President, by Joe McGinniss (RL/Pre-/739); In My Way, by George Brown (RL/Pre-/701); and Beaverbrook, by A.J.P. Taylor (RL/Pre-/700). All three covers feature images of plasticine model illustrations made by Roger Law. The McGinniss book has a model of President Richard Nixon jumping out of a box. ...

Scope and Contents A press pack produced by Philips Electronics for the interactive computer game, Create Your Own Caricature, made by Philips and Spitting Image Productions Limited (SI/198). The pack contains the following items: a copy of the game on compact disc; the first issue of a new magazine for 'compact disc interactive' games, CD-i; a press release for Philips CD-i; biographies for Roger Law and David Stoten; and a couple of 35mm slides, which...

Scope and Contents Two issues of the magazine, Creative Review, which focuses on artistic creativity within the commercial industries, such as advertising, and film and television. The following issues are present: 1. December 1988 - pages 14 and 15 contain a small article on a collaboration between Spitting Image Productions Limited and visual artist Matt Forrest, regarding the computer manipulation of photographic imagery. 2. December 1992 - pages 44 and 45...

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A ceramic sculpture that is in the shape of a crustacean shell, which has the addition of the head of a human phallus at one end.

This sculpture was made by Blake Mackinnon, and was gifted to Roger Law by one of his employees at Spitting Image Productions Limited, Wesley West.

Scope and Contents A Dave Gaskill cartoon that has a representation of British ITN newsreader, Reginald Bosanquet, as a Spitting Image puppet. The Bosanquet puppet is being operated by a puppeteer, and is presenting the [ITV] News at Ten programme. A female crew member is seen addressing the puppeteer, and there is the caption: 'Look, you'll just have to keep at it until they've got his successor sorted out!' This cartoon was printed in the 19...

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Certificates, an award statue, and ephemera relating to the 1985 and 1989 Design and Art Direction Awards.

Scope and Contents Certificates and an award statue presented to Roger Law by the Designers and Art Directors Association (D&AD), in recognition of his work in the publications, Nova and The Sunday Times Magazine. There is also an issue of the D&AD's official newsletter, D&ADLine, published in September 1974, which features a photograph of Law's plasticine model depicting Lawrence Olivier as Richard III, and Kenneth...