Illustration 19 Dec 2006 08:16 am
Steadman Cat Book
- Yesterday I mentioned that I was a fan of Ralph Steadman’s work. The man is not only a brilliant artist/illustrator but is an excellent writer as well.
I have a collection of his books (both for adults and children) and treasure them all.
Imagine my delight, when I came upon this book and found that Steadman had autographed it on the inside cover with an elaborate illustration.
Now that’s a treasure!
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(Click any image to enlarge.)
All except for the color image was drawn with a crow quill and black india ink. The ink splotches spilled over to the back cover, which can be seen by clicking the self portrait.
The New York press has printed a number of obituaries for Joe Barbera, who died yesterday. I thought I’d post links to some of them in case you’d like to read about him.
The NY Times, of course, is the longest. Go here.
Newsday has a story here and an obit here.
The NY Daily News has their story here.
The NY Post just ran the AP (Newsday) story.
on 19 Dec 2006 at 5:01 pm 1.Tom Minton said …
The New York Times obit states that Hanna-Barbera Productions was purchased by Turner in 1990. That actually happened in December, 1991.
on 15 Apr 2012 at 11:59 pm 2.Stewart Patton said …
Ralph is a good friend of mine. He has done several drawings of me, and I treasure each and everyone. Him and his Anna are wonderful people as well, hope to make it to visit them in Kent one day. He always tells me there’s a nice urine soaked mattress waiting for me there.