Ed Roth
Ed Roth | |
|---|---|
Roth in 1987 | |
| Born | March 4, 1932 |
| Died | April 4, 2001 (aged 69) Manti, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | Self-educated |
| Known for | Hot rod art, customizing and pinstriping |
| Notable work | Rat Fink, among others |
| Movement | Kustom Kulture |
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder who created the hot rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. However, some of the designs that Ed Roth claimed to be his own art were in fact not his, but created by Don Monteverde. Rat Fink is an example of one such design.