"...Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink, reveals the U.K.-based artist as more than just a counterculture documentarian. His sketches of London street life show a knack for capturing character in a few quick, precisely chosen pen strokes…. At 84 he still relishes turning his sharp pen on contemporary politicians."
—Smithsonian Magazine
This lifelong collaboration included the now-legendary Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, originally published in Rolling Stone magazine, which has since become a cult classic.
- Explores Steadman's signature ink-splattered style
- Features a diverse body of work that includes satirical political illustrations
- Includes art from award-winning children's books such as Alice in Wonderland
Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink is a must-have celebration of the artist's important and influential career.
This comprehensive monograph on the life and work of Ralph Steadman collects work from his dozens of books from his 50-plus year career.
Satirist, artist, cartoonist, illustrator, writer–Steadman's prolific and influential career continues
to resonate and inspire.
- His work is synonymous with the counterculture of the 1970s.
- The ultimate gift and coffee table book for fans of Gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, and
- political satire
- Add it to the shelf with books like Ralph Steadman: Proud Too Be Weird by Ralph Steadman, The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson, and Gonzo: The Art by Ralph Steadman.
"Best known for collaborating with the ‘gonzo’ writer Hunter S. Thompson in the 1960s and ‘70s, Ralph Steadman provided that era with a signature visual style: satirical, strung out, and suspicious of authority. A new book, Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink, reveals the U.K.-based artist as more than just a counterculture documentarian. His sketches of London street life show a knack for capturing character in a few quick, precisely chosen pen strokes…. At 84 he still relishes turning his sharp pen on contemporary politicians."
—Smithsonian Magazine