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The New York Times Magazine, 1975 - 1976

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/9

Scope and Contents

Full issues and tearsheets for the American Sunday newspaper supplement, The New York Times Magazine, which feature photographic images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. All these illustrations appear on the front covers of the issues, and the individuals represented were American presidential candidates for the 1976 election.

The following are present:

1. A tearsheet containing the front cover for issue 14 December 1975, along with a photostat proof, which feature an illustration of [future] President Jimmy Carter, depicted as a peanut farmer; photographic image taken by Bob Cramp. This image also appeared in other publications, including Stern and The Sunday Times Magazine (L+F/30).

2. Issue 11 January 1976, along with a tearsheet containing the cover, which feature an illustration of the former Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, depicted as sitting on a porch with a Confederate States of America flag draped over his knees; photographic image taken by Bob Cramp (L+F/246 (a)).

3. Issue 1 February 1976, which features an illustration of Democratic politician, Morris Udall, depicted as a basketball player; photographic image taken by John Lawrence Jones (L+F/243).

4. A tearsheet for issue 22 February 1976, which features an illustration of [future] President Ronald Reagan, depicted as a cowboy, dressed in a rhinestone shirt and sat in a cowboy boot; photographic image taken by John Lawrence Jones (L+F/200).

5. A black and white photostat proof for a proposed cover, which features an illustration of American Democratic politicians, Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie; photographic image taken by Bob Cramp (L+F/153).

The illustrations for Carter, Reagan and Wallace received an award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1977.

Dates

  • Publication: 1975 - 1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copyright - held by The New York Times Company.

Extent

1 file(s) (A gusseted folder.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Items were originally stored in different boxes, and have subsequently been merged together.

Separated Materials

Photographic material relating to the illustrations are found in entry MS Add.10275/2/3/2. The award certificate from the American Institute of Graphic Arts is present in entry MS Add.10275/2/7/2.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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