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Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1941

Gender

  • male

Occupations

Places

Found in 261 Collections and/or Records:

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Miscellaneous Woodcuts, 1961 - 1968

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/6
Scope and Contents

A selection of individual woodcuts, featuring print designs by Roger Law. These designs were used by various organisations/companies for promotional purposes, and appeared in different formats, including calendars, posters, and magazine advertisements.

Dates: 1961 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Mould for Ronald Reagan Coffeepot, 1981

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

A plaster mould for the main body of a coffeepot in the likeness of American President, Ronald Reagan, modelled by Luck & Flaw. The mould is in five pieces, which when put together forms an irregular cuboid shape.

There are no moulds for the lid or handle.

Dates: 1981
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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Moulds for Margaret Thatcher Teapot, 1980

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

Three plaster moulds for the Margaret Thatcher teapot, modelled by Luck & Flaw. The first mould, and the largest of the set, holds the design for the body of the teapot, and comes in five pieces. When these five pieces are together, the mould is in the shape of a cube.

The second mould is for the lid of the teapot, and comes in two pieces. The final mould is for the spout, and also comes in two pieces.

There is no mould for the handle.

Dates: 1980
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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Mugs, 1983 - 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2
Scope and Contents A set of ceramic mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear a resemblance to the following politicians: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Labour Party, Michael Foot; and President Ronald Reagan. The Thatcher and Foot mugs were originally produced for the 1983 British general election. There are two copies of the Thatcher mug. One appears to be an original copy, which has a whiter finish and is heavier in weight, and bears the Luck & Flaw stamp on the underside of the...
Dates: 1983 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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National Lampoon, 1976 - 1978

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/2
Scope and Contents A file containing two issues of the American humour magazine, National Lampoon, along with associated material, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations.The following editions are present:1. May 1976 - pages 65 to 71 hold 8 illustrations for a feature, EEC! It's the U.S. of E.! The model illustrations depict roles for the following nations in an integrated Europe: Belgium, Denmark, England, France,...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1978
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New Scientist, 1976 - 1977

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/3
Scope and Contents A file containing the 2 September 1976 and the 13 October 1977 issues of the weekly science magazine, New Scientist, which both feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations on their covers. The September 1976 edition has an image of a scientist with a scale (L+F/210), and the October 1977 issue has an image of an aphid, depicted as a punk (L+F/9). The photographic image for the former was taken by John Lawrence Jones, and the latter was taken by Kim...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1977
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New Society, 1966, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/6
Scope and Contents A file containing two issues of the British weekly publication, New Society, along with a tearsheet from another issue of the magazine; all of which have illustrations by Roger Law. The following issues/tearsheets are present:1. A tearsheet containing page 16 from the 3 February 1966 issue, with a pencil drawing print of Lord Ashfield, which accompanies an article by T.C. Barker, titled, London's Third Traffic Crisis...
Dates: Publication: 1966; Publication: 1970
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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New Statesman, 1979 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/4
Scope and Contents A file containing four issues of the British weekly political and cultural magazine, New Statesman. All four editions feature Luck & Flaw illustrations on their covers.The following issues are present:1. 27 April 1979 - the cover has a plasticine model illustration that depicts British politician, Margaret Thatcher, as a question mark. The photographic image was taken by John Lawrence Jones (L+F/234).2. 11 May 1979 - the cover has...
Dates: Publication: 1979 - 1980
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News of the World/A Taste of Honey, c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/4
Scope and Contents A cartoon strip mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment. The mural features an image of two men at a table, one reading an issue of the newspaper, News of the World, and the other reading a copy of the play, A Taste of Honey, written by Shelagh Delaney. There is a caption that reads: 'What are you reading that book for?.. It's only dirt...
Dates: c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Newspaper Cuttings, 1962 - 1965, 1974 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/2/2
Scope and Contents A file containing a selection of cuttings from various newspaper publications, which feature either illustrations or other contributions by Roger Law. The following publications are present: Daily Mail, Enterprise-New-America, Punch, Sunday Citizen, The Guardian, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. Some of...
Dates: Publication: 1962 - 1965; Publication: 1974 - 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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Newspaper Cuttings, 1976 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/4/2
Scope and Contents Two files containing cuttings from newspapers, along with some from magazines, which either feature Luck & Flaw illustrations or other items relating to the partnership's work. The first file holds loose clippings from the following publications, but not limited to: Eastern Daily Press, Evening Gazette, Graphics World, Now!, Private Eye, ...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1986
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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
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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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Newspapers and Newsprint Magazines, 1985 - 1995

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/2
Scope and Contents Issues of and tearsheets from British and international newspapers and large newsprint magazines, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck, along with articles revolving around Spitting Image. There are also articles on the wider activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited. Also present are examples of Spitting Image puppets and other imagery being used to illustrate articles on British politics. The publications...
Dates: 1985 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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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 cartoon strip 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 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
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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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Norwich School of Art Gallery Exhibition, 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/1
Scope and Contents Promotional material produced as part of Norwich School of Art Gallery's exhibition, Spitting Image: A Workshop Exhibition, which ran from 10 June to 3 July 1985. Items include: two examples of an invitation card for a private viewing of the exhibition, held on 8 June; a poster for the exhibition, which bears a Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustration (L+F/202) on the front of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and a substantial amount of text and images on the work of ...
Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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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 featuring print designs by Roger Law, which were used in the May 1967 issue of the magazine, Nova. These prints illustrated an adapted story piece, An Expensive Place to Die, written by Leonard 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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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, 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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Ogri, 1995

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/24
Scope and Contents

A file of correspondence, and accompanying reference material, between Roger Law and artist, Paul Sample, discussing a possible Spitting Image Productions Limited/Screwball Films Limited animated series of Sample's Ogri cartoon strip.

Dates: 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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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 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 five sections, each of which comments 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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Overseas Business/Networking Trips, 1993 - 1999

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/3
Scope and Contents Material relating to trips made by Roger Law, on occasion with other Spitting Image Productions Limited personnel, to the United States of America and to Australia. The purpose of the American trips were primarily opportunities to engage in business promotion and networking with artists, television executives, advertising companies and others; along with attending awards ceremonies. The Australian trips were also partially for business/networking purposes, but there is also a strong personal...
Dates: 1993 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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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