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Certificates and Ephemera, 1967 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/6/2

Scope and Contents

Certificates presented to Roger Law by the Designers and Art Directors Association (D&AD), in recognition of his work for the publications Nova and The Sunday Times Magazine. There is also an issue of the D&AD's official newsletter, D&ADLine, published in September 1974. This issue features a photograph of one of Law's plasticine models, which depicts Lawrence Olivier as Richard III, and Kenneth Tynan as the former's humped back.

The following awards are present:

1. A 1967 silver award certificate 'for the best editiorial feature in a consumer magazine' category. This particular award relates to two plasticine model illustrations used in the October 1966 issue of Nova, which featured in an article about catholicism.

2. A 1972 silver award certificate for 'outstanding design for a complete magazine.'

3. A 1975 award presented to The Sunday Times Magazine for the 'consumer magazines, reportage' category (RL/Pre-/1142 (a)).

4. A 1975 award presented to Law for the 'consumer magazines' category (RL/Pre-/1142 (b)).

5. A 1975 award presented to The Sunday Times Magazine for the 'consumer magazines, features' category, specifically the 1975: Painting of the Year feature, which was 'devised' by Law (RL/Pre-/1142 (c)).

Dates

  • Creation: 1967 - 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Design and Art Direction.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

An artificial file.

Separated Materials

See entry MS Add.10275/1/2/6/1 for the 1967 certificate's accompanying statue.

The October 1966 issue of Nova can be found in entry MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/7. The 1975: Painting of the Year feature can be found in entry MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/14.

Repository Details

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