Torrance Art Museum – Ralph Steadman

Bold and witty takes on music, celebrities, classic literature, the environment, and politics will be on display in Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing, from Saturday, March 28, through Saturday, May 9, at the Torrance Art Museum.

The exhibition spans more than 60 years of Steadman’s life and work with a selection of 149 original artworks, including the artist’s sketchbooks, children’s books, magazines, personal photographs, and handwritten notes, and traces the 89-year-old’s artistic practice from his early years as a student to his political illustrations, social commentary, and activism. There will also be illustrated editions of literary classics like Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

Steadman’s legendary work with maverick journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson created  Gonzo journalism, a new way of storytelling. It made its debut in 1970 with the June publication of Steadman and Thompson’s first joint effort, The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, in Scanlan’s Monthly.  Later, Thompson’s drug-fueled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas changed the American literary landscape forever.

Hours: Sunday & Monday – Closed

Tuesday – Saturday – 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM