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Gerald Scarfe: Stage and Screen

22 September 2017 – 10 February 2018
Exhibited at the House of Illustration

The first major exhibition of production designs by celebrated political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.

A rare exhibition exploring the extensive but little-known production designs by celebrated political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe. The show included storyboards, costumes and props from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Disney’s Hercules and English National Ballet’s The Nutcracker.

Selected reviews and articles

"There is more to him than journalism... his elegantly grotesque, ferocious style remains instantly recognisable"

Evening Standard

Display view, Gerald Scarfe: Stage and Screen at House of Illustration.

Costume on display, Gerald Scarfe: Stage and Screen at House of Illustration.

Six storyboards, stacked on top of each other, rendered in vibrant colours

Painted Film Strips for Long Drawn Out Trip

Illustration of a set design depicting a couple comprising a grumpy man wearing a top hat and a woman with hair curlers sitting on a bed. The image includes a small soldier stealthily skulking towards the bed.

Act 2 Set Design, Orpheus in the Underworld, English National Opera

All artwork © Gerald Scarfe
All photographs © Paul Grover

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