Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe
Illustration of Scarfe
Born
Gerald Anthony Scarfe

(1936-06-01) 1 June 1936 (age 88)
London, England
Known for
Notable workPink Floyd – The Wall (1982)
Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister titles [1980→1987]
Hercules (1997)
Spouse
(m. 1981)
Children3

Gerald Anthony Scarfe CBE RDI (born 1 June 1936) is an English satirical cartoonist and illustrator. He has worked as editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker.

His other work includes graphics for rock group Pink Floyd, particularly on their 1979 album The Wall, its 1982 film adaptation, and tour (1980–81), as well as the music video for "Welcome to the Machine".[1][2] From 1980 through to 1987, Scarfe also provided the opening animated titles and end credit illustrations for Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister for BBC Television. Also, Scarfe was the production designer on the Disney animated feature Hercules (1997).

  1. ^ John Walker. (1987) "Gerald Scarfe & Pink Floyd" Archived 1 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. In Cross-Overs: Art into Pop, Pop into Art/artdesigncafe. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Interview with Floydian Slip radio program". Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.