New Statesman, 1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
A file containing four issues of the British weekly political and cultural magazine, New Statesman. All four editions feature Luck & Flaw illustrations on their covers.
The following issues are present:
1. 27 April 1979 - the cover has a plasticine model illustration that depicts British politician, Margaret Thatcher, as a question mark. The photographic image was taken by John Lawrence Jones (L&F/234).
2. 11 May 1979 - the cover has a plasticine model illustration that depicts British far-right political figures, Martin Webster and John Tyndall, as Nazis. The photographic image was taken by John Lawrence Jones (L&F/173).
3. 15 June 1979 - the cover has a woodcut print of American politician, Henry Kissinger, depicted as a butcher (L&F/142). Accompanying the magazine is a black and white photograph of Roger Law, dressed in an apron and holding a cleaver; a reference shot for the artwork.
4. 14 March 1980 - the cover has a photomontage of a small Margaret Thatcher mask on the photograph of a chicken (L&F/235).
Dates
- Publication: 1979 - 1980
Creator
- Fluck, Peter, b 1941 (Artist) (Illustrator, Person)
- Jones, John Lawrence, b 1951 (Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist) (Illustrator, Person)
- New Statesman Media Group Limited (Publisher) (2007-Present) (United Kingdom) (Client, Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by New Statesman Media Group.
Extent
1 file(s) (1 gusseted folder.) : Paper, photographic material (paper)
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Photographic material relating to the illustrations are found in the file, MS Add.10275/2/3/2.
Subject
- Kissinger, Henry Alfred, 1923 (statesman) (Person)
- Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925 - 2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)
- Tyndall, John Hutchyns, 1934-2005 (Far-Right Political Figure) (Person)
- Webster, Martin Guy Alan, 1943-Present (Far-Right Political Figure) (Person)
Repository Details
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