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Auction News
You never know where unusual Edward Gorey collectibles will turn up. The September 25 memorabilia auction at Profiles In History included items from the estate of actor Martin Landau. Mr. Landau led...
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Edwardian Ball 20th Anniversary Season
The Edwardian Ball is kicking off its 20th season on October 23 with A Gorey Halloween. The Edwardian Ball is an Edward Gorey themed event held in San Francisco that is equal parts performance,...
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The Epiplectic Bicycle
Here is a nice stop-motion animation of Edward Gorey's The Epiplectic Bicycle. This a MFA student film by Lauren Horoszweski that was made in 2011.https://vimeo.com/11171863
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The Doubtful Guest, Original Artwork From The Edward Gorey Trust
Continuing the daunting task of cataloging the Edward Gorey archive, the Edward Gorey Trust has been regularly posting images of rare original artwork on Instagram. The pieces being shown range from...
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Where is the Dragon?
For his entire career, Edward Gorey was an artist for hire who could, and often did, illustrate anything he was commissioned to undertake. If an author was fortunate enough to secure Mr. Gorey's...
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Holiday Auction News
The original artwork for this wonderful Christmas Card design by Edward Gorey will be auctioned at Swann Galleries in NYC next week along with seven other Gorey originals. Go HERE to see these and...
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Auction News
Christmas came early for several lucky bidders at Swann Auction Galleries Illustration Art Auction on Tuesday December 10. Eight pieces of original artwork by Edward Gorey were offered for sale, with...
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Auction News - The Ballet Pieces
The December 10, 2019 Illustration Art Auction at Swann Galleries in New York City offered a scintillating selection of original works by Edward Gorey in several themes. Going to the ballet was a...
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Auction News - The Magazine Pieces
Of the eight lots of original artwork by Edward Gorey auctioned at Swann Auction Galleries in New York City on December 10, 2019, three were created for use in periodicals. The largest piece (image...
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Starting the New Year with Goreys at Auction
An auction on January 1, 2020 started the new year off on a whirl with two wonderful pieces of original artwork by Edward Gorey. Originally created for the 1974 Graham Gallery exhibition, the two...
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Dancing the Night Away
It is time once again to dust off your tail coats and beaded dresses and get ready to attend The Edwardian Ball. For information and tickets, go to www.edwardianball.com
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More Treehorn
Following my post from November 23, 2019 regarding the disappearing dragon from the rear cover of Treehorn's Treasure (https://goreyana.blogspot.com/2019/11/where-is-dragon.html), I was curious to know...
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Treehorn Movie
Director Ron Howard is working on an animated film based on The Shrinking of Treehorn and the two other Treehorn books by Florence Parry Heide. Edward Gorey's illustrations are said to influence and...
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John Bellairs - The Mansion in the Mist
A recent addition to my Edward Gorey art collection is the cover painting for John Bellairs The Mansion in the Mist (1992 Dial Books for Young Readers). The Mansion in the Mist was the last story in...
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Auction News - A Farewell to The Gotham Book Mart
On Tuesday February 25th Doyle Auction House in New York City sold the contents of Gotham Book Mart's storage locker. This treasure trove of Edward Gorey items was basically what was left of GBM's...
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The Angel, The Automobilist, and Eighteen Others
The most recent publication by Edward Gorey is also one of his earliest creations. Published almost 70 years after it was created (and 20 years after the death of Mr. Gorey), The Angel, The...
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Andreas Brown
Andreas Brown, longtime owner of the Gotham Book Mart (GBM) in New York City, has passed away. Mr. Brown took over ownership of the GBM in 1967 and ran the store until its closing in 2007. In the...
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