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A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, 1960-c 1968, 1992

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/7

Scope and Contents

Photographic material connected to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which was published in November 1992.

The following are present, and their number corresponds to their file or item reference number within this sub-sub-sub-series:

1. A folder with four black and white photographs from the 1960s: a photo of Roger Law, Peter Fluck, Deirdre Amsden and others by the Scarborough shore, 1960; a group photo of the aforementioned with Paul Hogarth and others at a garden party, 1965; Blair Stapp's portrait photograph of the Black Panther Party's founder, Huey Newton, c 1967; and a group photo of David King, Michael Rand, David Sylvester and George Perry, all staff at The Sunday Times Magazine, at one end of a snooker table, 1968.

2. An envelope with photographs and 35mm slides featuring images used in a section of the book that illustrates the making of a Queen Elizabeth II puppet; images taken by Andy Lee (SI/540).

3. A folder with plastic sleeves holding 35mm transparencies and slides, which feature images relating to the production of Spitting Image puppets. Also present are instructions on how to make a puppet.

4. An envelope holding a screen print from a scene of Spitting Image, featuring British Prime Minister John Major and his wife, Norma, eating dinner.

5. A folder holding plastic sleeves with 63mm transparencies, and sheets of contact prints, featuring images taken for the cover of the publication. These images were taken by John Lawrence Jones.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-c 1968
  • Creation: 1992

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright - held by various parties.

Extent

1 archive box(es) (This box holds folders and two-seamed envelopes.) : Photographic material (paper, plastic)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

These items were originally held in various boxes, and they have subsequently been merged and listed together. The child records hold their original contents. These child records are arranged in no particular order, but the first folder holds the earliest material.

Separated Materials

See entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8 and its child records for the finished version of the publication, along with production and promotional material.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom