Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.

About the Illustrator

Ralph Steadman is an illustrator who has been described as ‘Britain’s foremost post-war satirist’ by Will Self. After studying at the London College of Printing he worked for >Punch, Private Eye, Rolling Stone and other major publications of the 1960s, producing satirical cartoons and caricatures. He is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, whose books and articles he often illustrated; but he has also worked with a number of other leading writers, including Ted Hughes and Roald Dahl, and provided album artwork for bands and musicians including The Who and Frank Zappa. He has won numerous awards over several decades, including Illustrator of the Year from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and was one of the first winners of the Francis Williams Award (now the V&A Illustration Awards) for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1972. As well as illustration he has ranged widely as a writer, lyricist and musician.