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Steadman, Ralph More info
Petro, Joe III More info
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Thompson, Hunter S. More info
Edition Details
Year:1995
Class:Poster
Status:Official
Run:500
Technique:Screen Print
Size:16.5 X 19
Markings:Signed & Numbered
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This piece was created to commemorate, to the day, the 25th anniversary of Ralph Steadman and Hunter S. Thompson's first collaboration together in which they covered the 1970 Kentucky Derby for Scanlan's magazine. This piece and The Sherriff are unusual in that they are the only examples of Steadman's 'Gonzo Art' that Thompson ever signed. Steadman's original illustration of this image first appeared on page 79 of Thompson's literary masterpiece "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

Five-hundred copies were hand printed by master printer Joe Petro III (Petro III Graphics - Lexington, KY) and were then signed by both Steadman and Thompson on May 6, 1995 (the 121st "Run for the Roses," i.e., the Kentucky Derby) on the trunk of 'The Shark' (Thompson's giant Cadillac convertible) at Thompson's Owl Farm in Woody Creek, CO.
Sales History
Sold5
Six Month Average$3,773.14
Average Price$1,675.23
Lowest Price$450.00
Highest Price$3,773.14
Original Price$500.00
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