Press-Cuttings and Website Printouts, c 1998-2019
Scope and Contents
A box containing newspaper (and some magazine) cuttings, both originals and photocopies, along with printouts of pages taken from internet publications and blogs. These items feature articles written by or about Roger Law, and also discuss the legacy of Spitting Image. The following topics are covered, but are not limited to: a 1999 charity sale held at the Bonhams auction house, which featured items donated by Law; two auction sales of Spitting Image puppets and other items, both hosted by the Sotheby's auction house, in 2000 and 2001; various exhibitions involving Law or relating to Spitting Image between 2000 and 2017; the reboot of Spitting Image in the late 2010s; and the donation of the Roger Law Archive to Cambridge University Library in 2018.
Dates
- Creation: c 1998-2019
Creator
- Animation Magazine (Print Magazine and Website) (1987-) (United States of America) (Organization)
- artcornwall.org (Online Art Journal) (2006-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Birmingham Post (Newspaper) (1857-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Organization)
- British Cartoon Archive (1973-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Cartoon Art Trust (Charity) (1989-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Ceramic Review (Magazine) (1970-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Crafts (Magazine) (1973-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Culture24 (Culture and Heritage Charity) (2001-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Daily Express (Newspaper) (1900-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Daily Mail (Newspaper) (1896-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Daily Maverick (Online Publication and Weekly Newspaper) (2009-) (South Africa) (Organization)
- Daily Mirror (Organization)
- Daily Star (Newspaper) (1978-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Daily Telegraph (Organization)
- Financial Times (Newspaper) (1888-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Guardian (Organization)
- Hereford Times (Newspaper) (1832-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Internet Movie Database (Media Online Database) (1990-) (Organization)
- ITV plc (Media Company) (2004-) (United kingdom) (Organization)
- Journal of the Print World (Quarterly Newspaper) (1980-) (Organization)
- Metro (Newspaper) (1999-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Norfolk Magazine (Online Magazine) (c 2000s-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Private Eye (Magazine) (1961-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Radio Times (Magazine) (1923-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Socialist Worker (Newspaper) (1961-Present) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Sunday Express (Newspaper) (1918-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Sunday Telegraph (Organization)
- Televisual (Magazine) (1982-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Age (Newspaper) (1854-) (Australia) (Organization)
- The Economist (Newspaper) (1843-Present) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The London Standard (Newspaper) (1827-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Observer (Newspaper) (1791-Present) (Organization)
- The Oldie (Monthly Magazine) (1992-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Sentinel (Newspaper) (1854-) (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Spectator (Magazine) (1828-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Sun (Newspaper) (1964-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Newspaper) (1831-) (Australia) (Organization)
- The Times (Newspaper) (1785-) (London) (Organization)
- Time Out (Magazine) (1968-Present) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Vice (Magazine) (1994-) (United States of America) (Organization)
- Victoria & Albert Museum (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright - held by various parties.
Extent
1 archive box(es) (Items are loose inside the box.) : Newsprint paper; paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This is an artificial file. It's contents were originally held in five different ring-bound files, along with some loose items deposited in 2023. The original five ring-bound files were: press-cuttings from 1999 to 2017; press-cuttings from 2017 to 2019; press-cuttings containing images and articles relating to the Roger Law (Early Years) era; cuttings containing images and articles relating to the Luck & Flaw era; and a file of Roger Law (Post-Spitting Image) era press-cuttings and website printouts.
Separated Materials
More media coverage material surrounding the Sotheby's auctions can be found in the Auction series; see entry MS Add.10275/5/7. See entry MS Add.10275/5/12 for reboot material, and entry MS Add.10275/5/13 for items connected to the Roger Law Archive's donation to Cambridge University Library.
Subject
- Bonhams (Auction House) (1793-) (London, United Kingdom) (Organization)
- Cambridge University Library (Organization)
- Law, Roger, b 1941 (Artist) (Person)
- Sotheby's (Auction House) (1744-) (United Kingdom and United States of America) (Organization)
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
- The Cartoon Museum (2006-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
Repository Details
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