![]() The following year it was seen by the members of Pink Floyd, and they loved it. ![]() Scarfe’s take on American society was relentlessly engaging, and its unique style seemed to strike a chord with viewers. It was trippy and hallucinogenic, mixing together everything from John Wayne and Micky Mouse to commercials and Playboy. ![]() The resulting animation was Long Drawn-Out Trip, a warped visual stream of consciousness that reflected the illustrator’s take on American culture. It was an era of drugs and cynicism, and Scarfe channelled these elements into his work. He had spent the previous decade producing editorial cartoons and caricatures for British publications like Punch, the Daily Mail and The Sunday Times – and was now taking his satirical eye to the States. 1936) found himself in LA creating an animated film for the BBC. In 1971 the English illustrator Gerald Scarfe (b. The artwork would have included Scarfe's iconic hand-lettering as either a sticker or printed directly onto the cover. Gerald Scarfe's artwork for The Wall (1979) by Pink Floyd, Harvest Records.
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