Scope and Contents A visifile holding original artwork relating to the Spitting Swanns Limited theatrical production of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf symphonic tale. This artwork is composed of pencil drawings done by Spitting Image Workshop artists, Pablo Bach and Oscar da Costa. The vast majority of the file's contents are caricature drawings of individuals involved or represented in the production, and they were used as the basis for creating puppets. There are caricatures...

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A 1988 Spitting Image calendar. The item features plasticine model illustrations by Spitting Image Productions Limited on the cover and for each month (SI/31, 107 to 17; and L+F/107), with further artwork designed by the company, Shape of Things. The calendar was printed by Danilo Publishing Limited.

Scope and Contents A folder containing 17 plastic sleeves of photographic material, relating to a Spitting Image calendar for 1988 (SI/31 and 109-117). The sleeves primarily hold 63mm colour transparencies. However, there are also a few negatives, and a colour photograph. The images have illustrations that feature plasticine models and/or puppets of various celebrities and politicians from the period.John Lawrence Jones appears to have been the primary photographer for this...

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 the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...

Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for various British and International magazines, journals and other publications; which contain articles and/or images relating to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its various activities, Roger Law or Peter Fluck. In some cases, Spitting Image is merely mentioned in passing. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets from the 14 December 1985 (No. 25/26) issue of the Dutch...

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including use in external publications and corporate literature, and general use by the media. The images found in these transparencies were taken by John Lawrence Jones, Steve Bendelack, Andy de Emmony and other...

Scope and Contents A file holding a Grammy Award nomination certificate for the television production, A Prokofiev Fantasy with Peter and the Wolf, which has been nominated in the 'best music video, long form' category. The certificate is presented to Claudio Abbado, Sting, Joanna Beresford, Frances Peters, Steve Bendelack, Roger Law and Christopher Swann. The certificate comes in a white presentation folder, which has a label on the front with Roger Law's name printed upon...

Scope and Contents Examples of 39 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards have photographic images on their front covers, which feature 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 there is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

Scope and Contents A file holding 34 plastic sleeves with 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 tape; c...