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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

A file containing three issues of the Canadian newspaper supplement, Weekend Magazine, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.

The following editions are present:

1. 15 April 1978, which accompanied the Winnipeg Free Press. The 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 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).

All photographic images are by John Lawrence Jones.

Dates

  • Publication: 1978 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright - held by Free Press Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Items have been merged together from different boxes.

Separated Materials

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

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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