Nova, 1966 - 1975
Scope and Contents
A box containing 12 issues of the British monthly women's magazine, Nova, along with a number of tearsheets from other issues. Roger Law not only produced illustrations for some of the publication's issues, but also wrote several articles as well. The following issues/tearsheets are present:
1. October 1966 - features plasticine model illustrations, which accompany the article, Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned, written by Norman Price (RL/Pre-/702). These illustrations won a silver award from the Designers & Art Directors Association in 1967.
2. May 1967 - pages 161-172 feature woodcut print illustrations, which accompany the first part of an extract from Len Deighton's novel, An Expensive Place to Die (RL/Pre-/1000).
3. Tearsheets containing pages 129-140 from the June 1967 issue, featuring the second part of an extract from Deighton's novel, An Expensive Place to Die, which is once again illustrated with woodcut prints (RL/Pre-/1001).
4. January 1968 - pages 39-43 feature plasticine model illustrations, made by both Law and Deirdre Amsden, as part of a piece titled, A Day in the Death of Harold Wilson (RL/Pre-/780).
5. September 1971 - page 62 features a plasticine model illustration, made by both Law and Amsden, which accompanies an article on the Conservative politician, Peter Walker (RL/Pre-/759).
6. October 1972 - pages 69-71 feature three plasticine model illustrations, which accompany an article about Lord Goodman, written by John Heilpern.
7. June 1973 - pages 70-71 feature a plasticine model illustration, which depicts Noël Coward as a butterfly, and accompanies a tribute article about the English playwright. The model was made by both Law and Amsden (RL/Pre-/708).
8. Tearsheets from the September or October 1972 issue, which contain a plasticine model illustration that accompanies the article, A Secret Diary on Lord Longford's Committee, written by Jack Gale (RL/Pre-/730).
9. November 1973 - pages 144-145 feature a plasticine model illustration, which depicts Princess Anne and Mark Phillips as race horses.
10. January 1974 - page 42 features a plasticine model illustration, which accompanies the article, Maverick in the Mind, written by John Heilpern (RL/Pre-/710).
11. July 1974 - pages 28-30 feature the article, Jerry and Charlie Can Get You Most Things Wholesale, written by Law. The article is about Charlie and Jerry Rosenberg, and their company, Jamaica Gas & Electric (RL/Pre-/1043).
12. November 1974 - pages 104-105 features a plasticine model illustration, relating to hunting.
13. February 1975 - page 41 features a plasticine model illustration, which accompanies the article, Whose Class Enemy?, written by Andrew Duncan (RL/Pre-/853).
14. March 1975 - page 48 features a plasticine model illustration of Roger Law in a bar, as part of the article, Who Am I? (RL/Pre-/1055).
15. Tearsheets from an unidentified issue, containing pages 64-65, which feature pencil drawing prints that accompany the article, The Season of Goodwill: What a Pity It Doesn't Last Longer, written by Norman Price (RL/Pre-/821).
16. Tearsheets from an unidentified issue, containing pages 98-99, which feature a plasticine model illustration that accompanies the article, Dr. Stomach Has Been Called to Higher Things (RL/Pre-/776).
17. Tearsheets from an unidentified issue, containing pages 76-78, which feature plasticine model illustrations that accompany the article, Who Counts in the Country Set, written by Roy Perrott (RL/Pre-/733).
18. Tearsheets from an unidentified issue, containing pages 80-81, which feature collage illustrations by both Law and Amsden that accompany the article, Is It True What They're Saying About Hampstead?, written by Peter Way.
Dates
- Publication: 1966 - 1975
Creator
- Future plc (Multimedia company) (1985-Present) (United Kingdom) (Copyright holder, Organization)
- Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist) (Illustrator, Person)
- Nova (British magazine) (1965-1975) (London) (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by Future plc.
Extent
1 archive box(es) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Original artwork, photographic material, and research items relating to the images found in these issues are present in other sections of the Roger Law (Early Years) sub-fonds.
Subject
- Anne, Elizabeth Alice Louise, 1950 (Princess Royal) (Person)
- Coward, Noël Peirce, Sir, 1899-1973 (Playwright) (Person)
- Deighton, Leonard Cyril, 1929-Present (Author) (Person)
- Goodman, Arnold Abraham, Baron Goodman, 1913-1995 (Lawyer and Political Advisor) (Person)
- Jamaica Gas & Electric Appliances (Electrical Applicances Company) (fl. 1969-1975) (New York) (Organization)
- Phillips, Mark Anthony Peter, b 1948 (Equestrian) (Person)
- Rosenberg, Charles, b. 1930 (Businessman) (Person)
- Rosenberg, Gerald, b 1934 (Businessman) (Person)
- Walker, Peter Edward, Baron Walker of Worcester, 1932-2010 (Politician) (Person)
- Wilson, James Harold, 1916-1995 (Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, statesman) (Person)
Repository Details
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