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Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1941

Gender

  • male

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Found in 331 Collections and/or Records:

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Non-commission Magazines, 1976 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/13
Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines and other publications, along with some tearsheets, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck and/or illustrations by Luck & Flaw that were previously published in other outlets.The following are present:1. Issue 15 (out of 15) of the Dutch magazine series, 58 Miljoen Nederlanders; this issue is titled, in Angermans Ogen. Page 418...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1986
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Non-Commission Publications, 1967 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/19
Scope and Contents A box with a number of publications that contain either interviews with Roger Law and/or examples of his artwork, which have previously featured in other magazines, newspapers and other outlets. The following items are present:1. February 1972 issue of the American magazine, Advertising Techniques.2. The 1969 publication, Cathedral: A Montage of Graphics and Literature, edited by Laurence Kunkel, which features...
Dates: Publication: 1967 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Norwich School of Art Gallery Exhibition, 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/2/1
Scope and Contents Promotional material produced as part of Norwich School of Art Gallery's exhibition, Spitting Image: A Workshop Exhibition, which ran from 10 June to 3 July 1985. Items include: two examples of an invitation card for a private viewing of the exhibition, held on 8 June; a poster for the exhibition, which bears a Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustration (L+F/202) on the front of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and a substantial amount of text and images on the work of ...
Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Nova, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/3/2
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Five hardboard woodcuts featuring print designs by Roger Law, which were used in the May 1967 issue of the magazine, Nova. These prints illustrated an adapted story piece, An Expensive Place to Die, written by Leonard Deighton, which was also released as a novel. The prints feature representations of the following characters found in the story: Monsieur Datt, Davis, Jean-Paul, Maria, and Loiseau (RL/Pre-/1000 (a)-(e)).

Dates: 1967
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
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Nova, 1966 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/7
Scope and Contents A box containing 12 issues of the British monthly women's magazine, Nova, along with a number of tearsheets from other issues. Roger Law not only produced illustrations for some of the publication's issues, but also wrote several articles as well. The following issues/tearsheets are present:1. October 1966 - features plasticine model illustrations, which accompany the article, Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned, written by...
Dates: Publication: 1966 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Nova, Early 1970s-1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/4/1
Scope and Contents

Material relating to Roger Law's journalistic efforts at the British women's monthly magazine, Nova.

Dates: Early 1970s-1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Ogri, 1995

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/24
Scope and Contents

A file of correspondence, and accompanying reference material, between Roger Law and artist, Paul Sample, discussing a possible Spitting Image Productions Limited/Screwball Films Limited animated series of Sample's Ogri cartoon strip.

Dates: 1995
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Other Cartoonists, c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/9
Scope and Contents

A large cartoon mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment. The illustration is separated into five sections, each of which comments on the work of five popular newspaper/magazine cartoonists: Peter Maddocks; Walter Ernest Fawkes, who went by the pen name 'Trog;' William 'Willie' George Rushton; Victor 'Vicky' Weisz; and Ronald William Fordham Searle (RL/Pre-/1481).

Dates: c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: Part restricted. Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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Overseas Business/Networking Trips, 1993 - 1999

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/3
Scope and Contents Material relating to trips made by Roger Law to the United States of America and to Australia, sometimes accompanied by other members of staff from Spitting Image Productions Limited. The purpose of the American trips were to engage in business promotion, and to network with artists, television executives, advertising companies and others. Law and others also went over to the States to attend awards ceremonies. The Australian trips were also for business and networking purposes,...
Dates: 1993 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Panorama, 1976 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/5
Scope and Contents A box containing 24 full issues and a tearsheet of the Dutch men's weekly magazine, Panorama, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. The majority of the illustrations are part of a series, Koppen Kast, which ran every other week throughout 1977. This series depicted various Dutch and international politicians, British and Dutch royals, Dutch celebrities and other figures in a humorous fashion.The following...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1980
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Paperback edition of Still Spitting at Sixty, 2006

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/6/3
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A 2006 paperback edition of Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty. Along with the printed text, there are various copies of artwork by Law throughout the book.

Dates: Publication: 2006
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Paperwork Bundle, 1991 - 1993

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/1
Scope and Contents A box containing a bundle of paperwork, separated into six sub-files, which relate to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The following are present:1. A synopsis for the book, which covers the intended contents of each chapter.2. A file containing contracts, a finalised version and drafts, along with correspondence regarding the agreement between Roger Law and...
Dates: 1991 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Party Invitation and Membership Cards, c 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/2/7
Scope and Contents A file holding a variety of party invitations, an advertisement card for a play, and a membership card; designed by Roger Law while studying at the Cambridge School of Art. The following items are present: a Christmas party ticket, which features the print design of a man and a dog both wearing saucepans as helmets (RL/Pre-/878); an advertisement card with a lino cut print design for a performance of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape (RL/Pre-/879); an invitation...
Dates: c 1960
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: Part restricted. Some material are very fragile - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. See descriptions for further details.
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Pelican Books, 1976 - 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents A box containing six books published under the Penguin Books' imprint, Pelican, which feature images of plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw on their covers. There are also cover proofs for four of these books.The following are present:1. Cities: The Public Dimension, written by W. Harvey Cox, along with a cover proof; photographic image by Bob Cramp (L+F/120).2. Franco and the Politics of...
Dates: Publication: 1976 - 1979
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Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates: c 1975-1983
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P.G. Wodehouse Boxset, 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A P.G. Wodehouse boxset holding six books that contain various short stories and novels, including: The Luck of the Bodkins; Right Ho, Jeeves; and Lord Emsworth and Others. The covers of these six books are adorned with illustrations by the artist, Ionicus. The books are held together in a slipcase, which is covered on three sides by an image of a plasticine model illustration, by Luck & Flaw. This...
Dates: Publication: 1975
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Photograph Computer Printouts, c late 2010s-c early 2020s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/8
Scope and Contents A file holding computer printouts of three photographs: The first printout contains a black and white photograph, originally taken in the late 1960s or early 1970s, which features Roger Law, David King and John Holder, the latter a tutor at the Cambridge School of Art. The three are chairing a question and answer session, following a lecture given by Law and King at the school. This printout is annotated.The second printout contains a black and white photograph taken during the...
Dates: c late 2010s-c early 2020s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Photographs, c late 1960s-c early 1980s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/1
Scope and Contents A box containing an assortment of colour and black and white photographs, in a variety of sizes and formats, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in magazines and newspapers. Included in this box is a scrapbook that holds polaroids with raw images of models produced by Roger Law, dating back to the late 1960s, prior to the partnership; the final few pages also hold such photographs of Luck & Flaw models. Also present in this box is a set of 30...
Dates: c late 1960s-c early 1980s
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Photographs, 1962 - 1974

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/3/3
Scope and Contents A box containing a bundle of mainly black and white photographs, which feature images of pencil and plasticine model illustrations produced by Roger Law. These images were published in various magazines and newspapers, along with featuring on the cover and interior of books. The material present is labelled or in packaging labelled with their original reference numbers (i.e. RL/Pre-/number), which can be used to search for their entry in the Deirdre Amsden Paperwork sub-fonds of the archive,...
Dates: 1962 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Picture Reference Copy, 1992

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/8/3/5
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A file containing an unbound version of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which contains annotated reference numbers next to the images found in the book, in red ink. There is also a small piece of paper that has a list of these reference numbers, which are missing from this copy.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Political Leaflets and Publications, 1960-c 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/4/2
Scope and Contents A file holding a small number of political-based items, which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present: two copies of a four-page leaflet that has 16 drawings by Law, titled, Welcome to Annual Conference, which was published by Young Socialists in Cambridge to illustrate 'Democracy in Action,' and was likely handed out at a Labour Party conference in either 1960 or 1961 (RL/Pre-/824 (b)); two copies of an earlier version of the ...
Dates: 1960-c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Political Studies Association 50th Anniversary Awards, 2000

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/10/1
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A file containing letters, booklets, a dinner menu, admittance card and other items relating to Roger Law's attendance at the Political Studies Association 50th anniversary awards ceremony, which took place on 21 November 2000. Law attended the event to collect an outstanding political satire award for Spitting Image.

Dates: 2000
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Porcelain City - Jingdezchen [sic] Works by Roger Law Optical Disc, 2008

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/14/4
Scope and Contents A readable compact disc, accompanied by plastic case, containing two portable document format (pdf.) files that both hold a copy of a series of presentation slides on Roger Law's ceramic output from his time in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, in the mid-2000s. The presentation is titled: Roger Law in Porcelain City! The presentation slides are comprised mainly of photographs of the various pots, plates and other ceramic items made by Law, along with further images of Law in his Chinese...
Dates: 2008
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Porcelain City - Jingdezhen, 2011

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/7
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A catalogue for the exhibition, Porcelain City: Jingdezhen, which was hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum, between 4 November 2011 and 25 March 2012. This was a joint exhibition by Felicity Aylieff, Roger Law, Ah Xian, and Takeshi Yasuda. There is a section of the catalogue dedicated to Law with text by him, and there are photographs of Law in a workshop setting in Jingdezhen and of his ceramic wear, along with artwork.

Dates: 2011
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Portfolio 1, 1960 - 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding a large array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which either contain artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications and companies or relate to his role as an art director for a publication.The following items are present:1. A metal printing plate with an engraved image that featured in The Comedians, published in the 30 January 1966 issue of The Sunday Times...
Dates: 1960 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.