Cards, Circulars and Correspondence, 1986 - 1998
Scope and Contents
A file containing a mixture of letters, cards and circulars sent to and from Roger Law. The following are present, but are not limited to: a letter and faxes to and from British-American artist, Julian Allen, dating between 1986 and 1997; letters from Spitting Image producer, John Lloyd, one thanking Law and his wife for attending his wedding, and the other thanking Law and Peter Fluck for their congratulatory note, following his BAFTA win [Black Adder Goes Forth for best comedy at the 1990 awards]; a Christmas card from comedian, Roy Hudd, which has an image of him and his Spitting Image Workshop puppet on the front of the card [Hudd's puppet starred in the Spitting Swanns' production of Peter and the Wolf], along with an unidentified woman; a letter from visual effects artist, Antonio [Anthony] Berardo LaMolinara, which discusses his interest in the Krazy Kat project undertaken by Spitting Image Productions Limited; and a letter from business negotiator, Dorothy Viljoen, thanking Law for a set bowls he sent her.
Also present is a Christmas card from Law to his parents, which was unsent, and a Christmas note addressed to another couple, on the back of a The Strip Show promotional card, which was also left unsent. There are also a couple of circulars from the political pressure group, Charter 88, one of which contains photographic images of Spitting Image puppets for the following British politicians: John Major, Paddy Ashdown and Neil Kinnock.
Dates
- Creation: 1986 - 1998
Creator
- Allen, Julian, 1942–1998 (Artist) (Person)
- Charter 88 (Political Pressure Group) (1988-2007) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Hudd, Roy, OBE, 1936-2020 (Actor, Author and Broadcaster) (Person)
- LaMolinara, Anthony Berardo , fl 1980s-2010s (Film Director and Visual Effects Artist) (Person)
- Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist) (Person)
- Lloyd, John Hardress Wilfred, b 1951 (Television Producer and Writer) (Person)
- Viljoen, Dorothy, d 2014 (Media Business Professional) (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by various parties.
Extent
1 file(s) (A gusseted folder.) : Paper; photographic material (paper)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items were originally stored in different boxes, and have subsequently been merged together into one file.
Repository Details
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