The Bates College Museum of Art will host "Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing," a major traveling exhibition spanning over 60 years of the artist's career, from June 6 to October 11, 2025. The show features more than 140 original artworks, sketchbooks, handwritten notes, and personal photographs, including illustrations for literary classics like Lewis Carroll's *Alice in Wonderland* and Robert Louis Stevenson's *Treasure Island*, as well as works tied to activist causes, branding iconography, and a life-sized bronze sculpture. The exhibition, organized by the Ralph Steadman Art Collection and curated by Sadie Williams and Andrea Lee Harris, has previously toured at American University and Oklahoma State University, and will travel to the Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University and the West Coast through fall 2027.
This exhibition matters because Ralph Steadman is one of the most influential and provocative artists of his generation, best known for his collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson that helped define Gonzo journalism. By bringing original works to a museum setting—rather than the mass-media reproductions through which many know his art—the show offers a rare opportunity for deep engagement with Steadman's instantly recognizable style. The decade-long planning effort, led by former Bates director Dan Mills, underscores the significance of presenting Steadman's work to new audiences across the United States, highlighting his enduring cross-generational and cross-demographic appeal.