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The Madding Crowd

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The setting sun catches New York’s world famous skyscrapers, turning them gold as tourists and locals alike throng on the city streets. A Hasidic Jew turns to cross the street, a boy stares happily at his recently purchased hotdog and is that Hunter S Thompson peering out at us? Yellow taxi cabs clog the thoroughfare like an unhealthy artery. High above, gargoyles glare from their lofty perches, ornately contrasting with the glass and steel of neighbouring buildings. Just another day in the city that never sleeps. In speaking about the piece Ralph revealed that the lady who is admonishing the homeless man clinging onto the fire hydrant in the bottom right hand corner, is in fact a scene he encountered during his first ever visit to the USA in 1970, just prior to meeting Hunter S Thompson. “Why don’t you get up and get a job?” she scolds in a high-pitched, New York drawl. On that first trip, Ralph would wonder the streets of New York with a small, Minox camera hanging around his neck and capture unknowing residents of the city, going about their daily lives. Two weeks later Steadman and Thompson would meet and the trajectory of their careers would forever change. 2003 Ink and collage on paper 5017 by 7096 png

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huntersthompson

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gonzo

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journalism

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illustration

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collage

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