Gerald Scarfe, London Sunday Times political cartoonist for 40 years, has drawn for the New Yorker since 1995. His work is widely exhibited in Britain and America. Beyond his drawings, Scarfe is a noted theater set and costume designer. He has illustrated many books by Hunter Thompson and The Wall by Pink Floyd
As a portrait in the Guardian noted, Gerald Scarfe finds himself with what amounts to a licence to savage anything that moves in public circles.