Gerald Scarfe (born 1936) is a British cartoonist and illustrator whose work is characterised by an apparent obsession with the grotesque and diseased, perhaps a result of an asthmatic, bed-ridden childhood. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A cartoonist at work. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ...

His early caricatures of public figures were published in satirical magazine Private Eye throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In 1979, he provided the cover illustration for Pink Floyd's The Wall and in 1982 worked on animations for the film version of the album. He also animated the well known title sequence for the TV series Yes, (Prime) Minister Caricature of Alan Greenspan by Jan Op De Beeck. ... Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical magazine-newspaper. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Pink Floyd circa 1971. ... The Wall is a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yes, (Prime) Minister: Sir Humphrey Appleby, James Jim Hacker, Bernard Woolley Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister are British sitcoms that were transmitted by the BBC between 1980 and 1988. ...

In 1971 he met Jane Asher, with whom he had two children in 1974. They married in 1981, and had another child in 1984. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jane Asher Jane Asher (born April 5, 1946) is a British film and television actress and the author of several full-length novels. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1997, Scarfe worked on the Disney film Hercules as a conceptual characters as he have sex with the staff artist, and his designs were widely acclaimed. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) NYSE: DIS is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Hercules is the thirty-fifth film in the Disney animated feature canon. ...

He presently draws editorial cartoons for the British newspaper, the Sunday Times, a position he has held off-and-on since the early 1960s. This early political cartoon by Ben Franklin was originally written for the French and Indian War, but was later recycled during the Revolutionary War An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message. ... The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Scarfe's official website