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...

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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 A file containing three plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies, which are mounted on black card. The images have been taken by photographer, Harry de Zitter, and feature Spitting Image puppets of the following individuals, but are not limited to: President George H. Bush, Queen Elizabeth II, Colonel Gaddafi, Pope John Paul II, President Richard Nixon, Richard Pryor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Barbra Streisand, and The Most Reverend...

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 portfolio containing large and/or mounted photographs that feature mainly Spitting Image-related illustrations and images, either material connected to merchandise, external publications or other activities engaged in by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Some of the photographic prints are contemporaneous with when they were originally shot, and others are later reprints. The later reprints may be dated beyond the SIPL era (1983-1998).There is also a...

Scope and Contents A box containing numerous plastic sleeves of 35mm photographic slides and 63mm transparencies, along with a small amount of photographs, which relate to the three Spitting Image special episodes made for the American television network, NBC: Down and Out in the White House, aired in the summer of 1986, and The Ronnie and Nancy Show and The 1987 Movie Awards, both aired in 1987. The...

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...