Gerald Scarfe

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Gerald Scarfe: References & Edit History

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 28, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 05, 2024
	Removed media.	Adam Augustyn	Nov 12, 2021
	Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 07, 2014
	Added new Web site: Official Site of Gerald Scarfe.	Deepti Mahajan	Sep 22, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998