Oklahoma State University Museum of Art – Stillwater OK.
January 28 – May 10, 2025
OSU Museum of Art presents Ralph Steadman
This traveling exhibition spans over 60 years of Ralph Steadman’s influential career, featuring more than 140 original artworks and ephemera, including sketchbooks, handwritten notes, and personal photographs. Steadman is best known for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, notably illustrating “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Their partnership helped define Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting that blends personal experience with political commentary. Coined by journalist Bill Cardoso, Gonzo’s impact is still felt today in online news, editorial pieces, social media, and political punditry.
The exhibition showcases his diverse body of work, from iconic illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” to collections like “The Gonzovation Trilogy,” created in collaboration with documentarian and filmmaker Ceri Levy to raise awareness about endangered species. Featured works include nine portraits of U.S. Presidents, over 20 images of famous people, including T.S. Eliot, Karl Marx, Virginia Woolf, and George Orwell, and “Vintage Dr. Gonzo,” a life-size bronze sculpture.
This exhibition is organized by the Ralph Steadman Art Collection. “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing” is curated by Sadie Williams and Andrea Lee Harris. Accompanying the exhibition is a full-color, 207-page publication of the same name, available for purchase at Typo Market in Stillwater, OK.
Steadman Student Showcase
April 1 – 19, 2025
Through a series of programs and courses, university students and community members engaging with the art of Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing, creating original artworks in response to the exhibition which is on view at the OSU Museum of Art through May 10.
The Steadman Student Showcase features a selection of these new pieces from April 1–19, including a filmed dance performance by OSU students, expressive mixed media artworks by Lincoln Academy high schoolers, identity-themed masks created by teens from the Stillwater Public Library, and a bound collection of work from Prairie Arts Center campers experimenting with Steadman’s spontaneous mark-making techniques. A special community zine featuring works from various participants will also be available for visitors to take home.
In conjunction with the Stillwater Arts Festival (April 18–19) and OSU Arts Week (April 18–26), a special reception will take place from 5-7 PM on April 18, celebrating Steadman’s impact on our community! Enjoy live music, meet the community artists, and experience Stillwater talent like never before!
This was the most amazing museum and presentation. We received tons of love from the community, students, faculty, staff, and arts supporters. Thank you to the wonderful and brilliant staff at OSU Museum of Art for your care and passion for Ralph Steadman’s art and exhibition. The educational outreach you created and presented in support of this exhibition was over the top and epic. OSU is the best!
