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Weekend Magazine, 1978 - 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/11

Scope and Contents

Three issues of the Canadian newspaper supplement, Weekend Magazine, which feature photographic images of plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.

The following editions are present:

1. 15 April 1978, which accompanied the Winnipeg Free Press. The front cover and page 7 feature illustrations of Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, depicted as a boxer (L+F/239 and 240).

2. 12 August 1978, marked as an advance copy. The front cover and page 11 feature illustrations of American singer and actor, Elvis Presley (L+F/94 and 95).

3. 1 September 1979, marked as an advance copy. Page 5 features the 'Iron Lady' illustration of British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, depicted as a knight wearing a suit of armour made of kitchen utensils, and sat on an overburdened horse. This illustration was also published in the Dutch magazine, Panorama, and later featured on a postcard produced by Clouded Tiger Cards (L+F/231).

The photographic images featuring the model illustrations were taken by John Lawrence Jones.

Dates

  • Publication: 1978 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Conditions Governing Use

Copyright - held by Free Press Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership.

Extent

1 file(s) (A gusseted folder, which is stored in the box holding issues of 'The Sunday Times Magazine.') : Newsprint paper

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

These items were originally stored in different boxes, and they have subsequently been merged together.

Separated Materials

Photographic material relating to the illustrations are found in entry MS Add.10275/2/3/2. A set of Clouded Tiger Cards postcards are present in entry MS Add.10275/2/6.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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