Fluck, Peter, b 1941 (Artist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1941-04-07
Gender
- male
Occupations
Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
A Christmas Carol, c 1978-1979, 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents
Material relating to an illustrated version of Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol, which was originally published in the United Kingdom under the Penguin Books imprint, Allen Lane, in 1979. This edition of the book contains a number of photographic images, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw. These models were made between July 1978 and January 1979, and they were photographed by John Lawrence Jones.The following are...
Dates:
Publication: c 1978-1979; Publication: 1986
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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).
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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Books
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Penguin Books
Sub-Sub-Series
A Christmas Carol, 1978 - 1979
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/3/1
Scope and Contents
Photographic material relating to Luck & Flaw's illustrated version of Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol, which was published in the latter half of 1979 by the Penguin Books' imprint, Allen Lane. Work on this book took place between July 1978 and January 1979, and Luck & Flaw produced plasticine model illustrations depicting various scenes from the novel. The photographic images were taken by John Lawrence Jones.The following are...
Dates:
1978 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
File
A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island Working Drawings, 1978 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A large visifile containing felt-tip pen and pencil working drawings, relating to Luck & Flaw's work on the illustrated versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island novels. The former was published in 1979, by the Penguin Books imprint, Allen Lane. The latter was shelved after work was completed in 1981, and the illustrated book was not published until 1986, following the success of ...
Dates:
1978 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1960-c 1968, 1992
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/7
Scope and Contents
Photographic material connected to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which was published in November 1992.
The following are present, and their number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:1. A folder with four black and white photographs from the 1960s: a photo of Roger Law, Peter Fluck, Deirdre Amsden and others by the...
Dates:
1960-c 1968; 1992
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File
American Institute of Graphic Arts Award Certificate, 1977
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/8/4
Scope and Contents
A 'Certificate of Excellence' awarded to Roger Law [and Peter Fluck] for 'The Mental Picture III Portraits,' which featured on the covers of three editions of The New York Times Magazine, between December 1975 and February 1976. Each cover had a plasticine model illustration of one of the 1976 American presidential candidates: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Wallace. Accompanying the certificate is a handwritten note from the magazine's art...
Dates:
1977
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
File
American Taster Tape File, 2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to a taster/pilot episode that was made for a proposed American reboot of the satirical puppet television series, Spitting Image. This taster tape/pilot was shot in September 2019. The file holds the following: drafts of scripts for sketches by the showrunner, Jeff Westbrook; computer printouts with copies of caricature drawings by Adrian Teal and photographs of puppet heads; and printouts with articles taken from various online...
Dates:
2019
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until 2039, due to containing current or presumed to be current personal phone numbers.
File
Anti-Nuclear Posters, 1960
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/1
Scope and Contents
A bundle holding multiple copies of three anti-nuclear posters with different hardboard cut print designs, produced by both Roger Law and Peter Fluck, which were printed for a poster campaign during the 1960 Labour Party Conference in Scarborough. The three design prints are: a man with the tagline, 'Me-my children;' a woman carrying a baby with the tagline, 'We want to live;' and a skeletal arm being held by another skeletal hand with the tagline, 'No place to hide' (RL/Pre-/1456...
Dates:
1960
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Roger Law (Early Years)
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Personal
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Political
File
Archive Promotional Brochures, 2016
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/13/1
Scope and Contents
Two examples of a Spitting Image Archive brochure, which was produced to promote the collection to heritage and educational organisations, and generate interest from such institutions to acquire the archive for their holdings. The brochure is heavily illustrated with photographic imagery taken from the archive, and contains the following information: a history of Spitting Image and the work of Roger Law and Peter Fluck prior to the show; the contents of the archive...
Dates:
2016
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Sub-Sub-Series
Art Annuals, 1977 - 1983
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A collection of art annuals, along with another book, which feature Luck & Flaw illustrations. These illustrations were previously published in various outlets and/or as part of advertisements.The following are present:1. European Illustration '77 '78: The Fourth Annual, edited by Edward Booth-Clibborn. Pages 11, 12, 34, 35 and 41 hold images of illustrations.2. Illustrator Illustrated: Art Directors' Index to...
Dates:
Publication: 1977 - 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).
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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Books
File
Banking and other Finance-Related Papers, 1987 - 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/5/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's banking arrangements and other financial matters. The following items are present, but not limited to: a VAT registration form with the British Broadcasting Corporation; copies of cheques and paying-in slips; letters from and copies of responses sent to Lloyds Bank; originals and copies of bank statements for Luck & Flaw's illustrations, ceramics and deposits accounts; letters to and from the accountancy firm, Silver, Levene &...
Dates:
1987 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
File
Barcelona, 1986
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/10/2/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing documentation and photographic material relating to a week-long trip to Barcelona, Spain, in May 1986. This trip included staff from the Spitting Image Workshop, family members of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, and friends, such as photographer John Lawrence Jones. The following items are present: a small bundle of photographs taken during the trip; a photocopy of a confirmation letter for the reservation of 40 seats with Aviaco Airlines; partial lists of those individuals...
Dates:
1986
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File
BBC/Der Spiegel Set, 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/4/3
Scope and Contents
An envelope holding 21 black and white photographs that feature images of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, known as Luck & Flaw. At least six of these photographs were taken by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and used as part of publicity for a BBC Arena episode on Law's and Fluck's working partnership, which originally aired on 21 May 1980. Within the six photographs clearly marked as having been taken by the BBC, there are three images and a duplicate for...
Dates:
1980
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
File
Best Ever Spitting Image, 2006
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing two items relating to the Best Ever Spitting Image tribute programme, which was aired on the British television channel, ITV 1, on 25 June 2006. The first item is a copy of a letter sent to Granada Media Group Limited by the legal firm, Davenport Lyon, working on behalf of Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The contents of this letter revolves around a conflict between Law and Fluck with the producers of the programme, regarding the creation of puppets...
Dates:
2006
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Item
British General Election Mug Set, 1983
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2/1
Scope and Contents
A set of two mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, produced as memorabilia for the 1983 British General Election. Each mug has been modelled to resemble the head and face of a particular politician: one is of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the other of Labour Party leader Michael Foot. They both have a white, glossy finish, and 'Luck & Flaw [copyright symbol] 1983' is stamped on the underside of each of their bases.These items were probably made by either Gill Wing...
Dates:
1983
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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
File
Business Correspondence, and Internal Communications and Documentation, 1983 - 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/1
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,...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
Caricatures Portfolio 1, c 1984-c 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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File
Caricatures Portfolio 6, c 1984-c 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/6
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into three bundles, which cover the following: American politics; female American entertainers; and male American entertainers.Some of these drawings were also produced as part of other activities undertaken by...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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File
Carlton Ware Papers, 1986 - 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/6
Scope and Contents
A bundle of paperwork relating to Luck & Flaw's business relationship with Carlton Ware, which purchased the manufacturing, marketing and distribution rights over the partnership'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 contract between them; orders for ceramic ware from third parties;...
Dates:
1986 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access:
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).
File
Cartoon Art Trust Awards, 1998
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/8
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...
Dates:
1998
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
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File
Certificates and Ephemera, 1985 - 1989
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/6/1
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 holds an attendees list and seating plan document, along with an 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,...
Dates:
1985 - 1989
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File
Champagne Brunch Christmas Party Invitations, c 1984-c 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/10/4/1
Scope and Contents
Two examples of an invitation leaflet for the recipient to attend a champagne brunch, hosted by Spitting Image Productions Limited at their workshop at Limehouse Studios, Canary Wharf, on 23 December at 11:30am. The invitation has caricatures of Roger Law and Peter Fluck on the front (SI/593).
The exact year of this invitation is unknown, but it does date prior to the workshop's relocation to Plumbers Row in 1989.
Dates:
c 1984-c 1988
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File
Comedy Map of Britain, 2007
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/4
Scope and Contents
A file containing two photocopies/fax copies of a manuscript list, which relates to the British Broadcasting Corporation's documentary series, Comedy Map of Britain. Roger Law and Peter Fluck featured in the first episode of the second season of this series, which originally aired on 19 April 2008, on BBC 2. The document appears to be a list of photographs and other items to be lent to the BBC for the programme, a copy of which has been sent to the assistant...
Dates:
2007
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Closed until September 2041, under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
File
David Stoten Posters, [1991]-[1992]
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/10/4/3
Scope and Contents
Photocopies/computer printouts of three posters, drawn by Spitting Image Workshop artist David Stoten, concerning two outings and a party arranged for Spitting Image Productions Limited staff. The posters relate to the following: a Christmas outing to see a pantomime, on Friday 13 December [1991]; a Spitting Image series 12 pre-production party, on Friday 20 March [1992]; and an outing to see dog racing, on Thursday 4 June [1992]. The series 12 pre-production party...
Dates:
[1991]-[1992]
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Sub-Series
Design and Art Direction Awards, 1985 - 1989
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/6
Scope and Contents
Certificates, an award statue, and ephemera relating to the 1985 and 1989 Design and Art Direction Awards.
Dates:
1985 - 1989
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Item
Diana, Princess of Wales Eggcup Mould Set, 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/5/1
Scope and Contents
Two plaster moulds for an eggcup that is made in the image of Diana, Princess of Wales, modelled by Luck & Flaw. Both moulds are for the external features of the eggcup, one for the front with Diana's face, and the other for the back with her hair. Each mould is comprised of three pieces.
Dates:
1982
Conditions Governing Access:
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).