Gonzo cartoonist Ralph Steadman was recently profiled by Holly Williams in The Independent:
Ralph Steadman is best known as a gonzo cartoonist, the sparring partner of Hunter S. Thompson who provided the suitably weird illustrations for Thompson's whacked-out and wasted writings. The British artist's inky sketches, both jagged and loopy, perfectly captured the hallucinations and paranoia of Thompson's drug-fuelled classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, while his acerbic political caricatures have graced the pages of Punch, Private Eye, The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Less well known is his proclivity for drawing dogs. (read full article)







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