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...

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A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...

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A visifile containing eight original artwork pieces produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop, including David Stoten, which featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. Most of the artwork are mounted, and are drawings in either pencil, pen and wash or coloured pastel.

The items in the visifile are labelled with their original 'SI' reference number.

Scope and Contents A file holding numerous sleeves of photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which contain puppet illustrations featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. The photographer of these images are unknown, and could either be John Lawrence Jones, Andy de Emmony, Steve Bendelack or another individual.The sleeves and other items are labelled...

Scope and Contents A file containing a copy of the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published by TMP Communications in 1992. This publication is a satirical take on the British celebrity news magazine, Hello!, and its contents focus mainly on the British royal family and its activities, particularly a scandal surrounding Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and her financial advisor, John Bryan. The photographic images found on the...

Scope and Contents A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards feature photographic images on their front covers with illustrations of Spitting Image puppets and plasticine models of various politicians and celebrities, along with a small amount of earlier plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw. Inside each card is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

Scope and Contents A visifile containing five large colour photographs, which are mounted and were once framed, which feature illustrations produced by Luck & Flaw and Spitting Image Productions Limited. These photographs were displayed at an exhibition on contemporary satirists, held at the Royal Academy of Arts, in the spring of 1997. The following images are present: Michael Foot with Denis Healey (L+F/123); 'Gin & Tonic' Queen Mother (SI/212); a naked Rupert Murdoch with Andrew Neil as the head of...

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A set of nine ceramic eggcups, modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear caricature faces of the following British politicians and members of the royal family: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, two copies of a baby Prince William, and a baby Princess Beatrice. All eggcups have a white glossy finish.

This set is incomplete, missing those for Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III] and Diana, Princess of Wales.

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A file containing 21 Topps bubble gum trading cards, which feature photographic images of Spitting Image puppet illustrations of celebrities and politicians on the front side, and jokes and other humourous text on the reverse side.

Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones. The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the...

Scope and Contents A file containing numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies, along with a small amount of photographs, which feature puppet illustrations used as part of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Video Guide. This publication came free with either the Spittoon plc VHS video, Having It Off: The Bonker's Guide [see entry MS Add.10275/4/5], or with a Spitting Image VHS...