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Edward Gorey's Early Published Writing
I was recently contacted by Karen Roth, a fellow Edward Gorey enthusiast who did some detective work after reading my blog post about the publication of Saint Melissa the Mottled (November 3, 2012). In...
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The Bellairs Archive, Part One
On a recent stroll through cyberspace, my husband Bill ran across the listing for an archive of manuscripts and correspondence by author John Bellairs housed in the special collections of The Kerlan...
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The Bellairs Archive, Part 2 - The House with a Clock Gets an Illustrator
Did author John Bellairs ever meet illustrator Edward Gorey? The answer is a firm "No". It also appears that they also did not personally communicate directly with one another. Fans of Mr. Bellairs'...
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The Bellairs Archive, Part 3 - Edward Gorey
Jean Gavril, Senior Editor at Dial Books informed author John Bellairs on June 1, 1972 that Edward Gorey had been contracted to illustrate The House With A Clock In Its Walls. From this point onwards,...
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The Bellairs Archive, Part 4 - The Figure in the Shadows
The House With A Clock In Its Walls was published in the summer of 1973 and was a success for author John Bellairs and Dial Publishing. The publisher was eager for a second book from the author and Mr....
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Gorey Original Artworks
There have been a couple interesting pieces of original art by Edward Gorey to come onto the market recently. The June 9th Illustration Art Auction at Swann Auction Galleries in New York City featured...
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Constructing and Painting an Edward Gorey Theater Set, Part 1
Designing and Drawing for the Theatre by Lynn Pecktal (McGraw-Hill, 1995) is a textbook on the practical application of professional set design and construction, focusing on the New York theater...
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Constructing and Painting a Stage Set, Part 2
Edward Gorey's earliest documented design for a stage set piece is a panel used as the 1940 Christmas Concert backdrop at the Francis Parker School. The "stained glass window" depicts three rotund...
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Constructing and Painting an Edward Gorey Stage Set, Part 3 - Crosshatching...
Edward Gorey's distinctive set designs for the 1973 Nantucket production of Dracula prompted an immediate discussion about transferring the show to Broadway. Whereas Edward Gorey's previous...
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Gorey Exhibition
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco is presenting Gorey's Children, an ongoing exhibition or original artwork and limited edition prints by Edward Gorey. For more information on the museum and...
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The Harvard Advocate Covers
It has long been stated that the cover of the September 1950 issue of The Harvard Advocate (HA) is the first Edward Gorey illustration to appear in a published work. However – while researching Mr....
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Magazine Covers
As a freelance illustrator, Edward Gorey created images for a wide variety of publications including books, newspapers, catalogs, and magazines. As early as 1950 Edward Gorey's artwork graced magazine...
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Edward Gorey's Magazine Covers Part 2 - The Full Color Covers
As discussed in the previous post, over the course of his careerEdward Gorey created a total of 29 published magazine covers. Only 8 of the 29 covers were conceived as full color paintings, the rest...
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The Insomniac's Garden
As discussed in a previous post, Edward Gorey created 34 magazine/periodical cover designs over the course of his career. Mr. Gorey's cover for the June 1984 issue of TWA's Ambassador Magazine is...
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Neil Gaiman
Time and again, in interviews and online posts author Neil Gaiman references Edward Gorey and the influences his work has had on his own creative endeavors. While the two men never met, Mr. Gaiman...
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Auction News - Swann Illustration Sale
Swann Auction Galleries held its semi-annual Illustration Art Auction on Thursday December 15. Always highly anticipated, the auction featured 250 lots of original artwork, including five pieces by...
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Evil Communications - The Wretch
A recent addition to my Edward Gorey original art collection is Evil Communications. Created around 1950, the piece shows a downtrodden individual dressed in an oversized coat, wandering about trying...
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The Wretch Comes To Life
My husband Bill likes to make all kinds of toys and figurines. For the past few years he has been surprising me with an Edward Gorey inspired creation for my birthday or our anniversary, both of which...
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The Kenyon Review
Published by Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, The Kenyon Review is a literary magazine that first appeared in 1939. Apart from a ten year lapse between 1969 and 1979, the magazine has been in print...
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