Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities.
The following drawings are present:
1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).
2. A portrait of Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III]; 1981 (L+F/281).
3. Portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales; 1981 (L+F/282 (a)-(d)).
4. Portraits of British journalist, Nigel Dempster. These drawings were produced in relation to a set of posters for the publication, Private Eye, released in 1981 (L+F/283 (a)-(c)).
5. A portrait of British Conservative politician, Michael Heseltine; 1980 (L+F/284).
6. A portrait of British Conservative politician, Geoffrey Howe; 1979 (L+F/285).
7. Portraits of British comedian, Bernard Manning; 1982 (L+F/286 (a)-(d).
8. Portraits of American tennis player, John McEnroe; 1982 (L+F/287 (a)-(e)).
9. Sketches of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, depicted as a nuclear warhead. This image was used for a model illustration that featured on the cover of an issue of Sanity, the magazine of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; 1981 (L+F/288 (a)-(b)).
10. A portrait of American President, Ronald Reagan; c 1975-1980 (L+F/289).
11. Portraits of British politician and academic, Shirley Williams; 1981 (L+F/290 (a)-(g)).
12. A drawing of a Russian bear; 1979 (L+F/291).
13. A portrait of British Conservative politician, Norman Tebbit; 1982 (L+F/292).
14. Portraits of British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher; 1979-1980 (L+F/293 (a)-(f)).
15. A portrait of British Labour politician, James Callaghan; 1979 (L+F/294).
16. A portrait of British journalist and broadcaster, Alan Whicker; 1982 (L+F/295).
17. Portraits of British businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher. These drawings were produced in relation to the Private Eye poster series, released in 1981 (L+F/296 (a)-(e)).
18. Drawings for a Prince Charles ceramic mug/loving cup; 1981 (L+F/297 (a)-(b)).
19. A set of drawings containing ideas for ceramic eggcups; 1983 (L+F/298 (a)-(d)).
20. A drawing for a ceramic mug with the face of British politician, Roy Jenkins; 1983. This sketch was done by Law (L+F/299).
21. Drawings for a 'Lord Gnome' toby jug, produced for Private Eye; 1982 (L+F/300 (a)-(c)).
22. A drawing for a ceramic mug with the face of French President, François Mitterrand; 1982. This mug was never produced (L+F/301).
23. A portrait of British broadcaster, Robin Day; c late 1970s-c early 1980s (L+F/302).
24. Portraits of British Prime Minister, Edward 'Ted' Heath; c late 1970s-c early 1980s (L+F/303 (a)-(d)).
25. A portrait of British Conservative politician, Norman Fowler; c late 1970s-c early 1980s (L+F/304).
26. A portrait of British Conservative politician, Peter Walker; not dated (L+F/305).
27. A portrait of British Conservative politician, William 'Willie' Whitelaw; 1979 (L+F/311).
28. A portrait of an unidentified woman; not dated (L+F/312).
Dates
- Creation: c 1975-1983
Creator
- Fluck, Peter, b 1941 (Artist) (Artist, Person)
- Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist) (Artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by Peter Fluck and Roger Law.
Extent
1 file(s) (An art portfolio (non conservation-grade).) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Photographic material holding images of the final model versions of these drawings are found in the series, MS Add.10275/2/3. Their published versions are found in the series, MS Add.10275/2/2. Ceramic versions of some of the drawings are held in the series, MS Add.10275/2/4.
Portfolio
515mm x 656mm
Subject
- Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich, 1906-1982 (General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) (Person)
- Callaghan, Leonard James, 1912 - 1995 (Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, statesman) (Person)
- Charles, III, b 1948 (King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (Person)
- Day, Robin, Sir, 1923-2000 (Journalist and Broadcaster) (Person)
- Dempster, Nigel Richard Patton, 1941-2007 (Journalist) (Person)
- Fowler, Peter Norman, Baron Fowler of Sutton Coldfield, 1938-Present (Politician) (Person)
- Heath, Edward Richard George, Sir, 1916-2005 (Knight, statesman) (Person)
- Heseltine, Michael Ray Dibdin, b 1933 (Baron Heseltine, politician) (Person)
- Howe, Richard Edward Geoffrey, 1926-2015 (Baron Howe of Aberavon, politician) (Person)
- Jenkins, Roy Harris, 1920 - 2003 (Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, politician) (Person)
- Manning, Bernard, 1930-2007 (Comedian) (Person)
- McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr., b 1959 (Tennis Player) (Person)
- Mitterrand, François Maurice Adrien Marie, 1916-1996 (President of France) (Person)
- Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-2004 (President of the United States of America) (Person)
- Spencer, Diana Frances, 1961 - 1997 (Princess of Wales, 1st wife of Charles, Prince of Wales) (Person)
- Tebbit, Norman Beresford, 1931-2025 (Baron Tebbit of Chingford, Politician) (Person)
- Thatcher, Denis, Sir, 1st Baronet of Scotney, 1915-2003 (Businessman) (Person)
- Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925-2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)
- Walker, Peter Edward, 1932-2010 (Baron Walker of Worcester, Politician) (Person)
- Whicker, Alan Donald, 1921-2013 (Journalist and Broadcaster) (Person)
- Whitelaw, William Stephen Ian, 1918 - 1999 (1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith, politician) (Person)
- Williams, Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams of Crosby, 1930-2021 (Politician and Academic) (Person)
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