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 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...

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 of published material produced by various organisations, the contents of which have some relation to Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited or Roger Law. The following items are present:1. A blue album that contains tearsheets of magazine front covers, and examples of advert posters for Mannesmann Tally printers. These items feature Spitting Image puppets. There is also a front cover for a 1979 issue of ...

Scope and Contents A visifile containing 20 original artwork and photocopies of artwork produced by Spitting Image Workshop artists, Pablo Bach and David Stoten, for Spitting Image Engineering (SI/1960-1979). The bundle consists mainly of two lots. The first contains 10 drawings of the following celebrities and politicians: Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher. The second lot are eight drawings of a dinosaur. There are two other drawings present. The purpose of all these...

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A file containing photographic negatives, contact prints and 35mm slides featuring images of puppet portrait shots, and examples of puppeteering, from the first series of Spitting Image.

Sleeves containing 35mm slides are labelled with their original reference numbers, SI/2090 and 2091. The other items in the file do not have 'SI' reference numbers. The photographer of the images is unknown.

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...