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Limericks for Book Week
In the 1970's and early '80's, work by Edward Gorey would appear sporadically in Cricket Magazine. Cricket was started in 1973 by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create a literary magazine for...
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A Visit to the Edward Gorey House
This past week, Bill and I made a visit the Edward Gorey House Museum in Yarmouthport, MA. The 2015 show focuses on Edward Gorey's self published Fantod Press books, and is on display through the end...
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A Visit to the Edward Gorey House Continued
My visit to the Edward Gorey House in October was full of pleasant surprises. One room at the far back of the house had several very interesting displays, including the puppets shown in my previous...
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Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World
Looking for a gift for the Edward Gorey collector in your life? Or perhaps you are just feeling the urge to buy a book for your Gorey collection? Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World...
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Edward Gorey's Robots
Robots appear in illustrations throughout Edward Gorey's career. As a child and early teen in the 1930's, young Edward would have spent Saturday afternoons playing with friends and going to the movies....
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Light Meters
While visiting the Boston area in early November, we were delighted to find that the time of our visit coincided with the annual Boston Book Fair. We found many new dealers to get to know, and lots of...
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Edward Gorey at Auction
The upcoming auction of Illustration Art on January 22, 2015 at Swann Galleries in New York City features three pieces of original art by Edward Gorey.The first item is the preliminary sketch for the...
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Z is for Zillah
While discussing The Gashlycrumb Tinies with a good friend this past Thanksgiving, she mentioned that she had always wanted a doll like Zilla's for her very own. My partner Bill, who is handy with...
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The Glorious Nosebleed
Edward Gorey's fifth alphabet book, The Glorious Nosebleed was published by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1975 as a hardcover book in illustrated boards with a matching dust jacket. This title is reprinted...
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Blithering Christmas Stuffed Frog
For many years, I had heard that Edward Gorey created a small number of Stuffed Frogs in a Christmas fabric which were sold at his 1992 production of Blithering Christmas, but I had never seen one....
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January Auction News
After a lengthy dry spell with virtually no new original artwork by Edward Gorey being offered for sale, it has been a busy month at auction. Four pieces of original artwork, all of them dust wrapper...
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Edward Gorey in High School
Edward Gorey attended the Francis Parker School in Chicago Illinois beginning in 1938 and graduating in 1942. While there are not a lot of specifics known about Gorey's early academic years, collector...
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The Art of Murder
On a recent visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, I came across a two room exhibition of prints entitled The Art of Murder. A warning outside the gallery states that the exhibit might not be...
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Edward Gorey Stained Glass Original Artwork
As a youth, Edward Gorey attended the Francis Parker School in Chicago. In 1940, when he was in the 11th grade, Gorey created a stained glass window design for the annual Christmas concert. The...
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Happy Birthday Edward Gorey!
Happy 90th Birthday Edward Gorey!Raise a cup of QRVSnuggle in with your favorite Gorey volumeCelebrate and Enjoy!
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Original Edward Gorey Artwork For Sale
As Spring slowly approaches, I felt it was time to do a little Gorey Collection Spring Cleaning. With this in mind, I have several pieces of original Edward Gorey artwork available for purchase. If you...
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Ineptitude and Frivolity
Over the span of more than 25 years, the work of Edward Gorey appeared in The New Yorkermagazine. Advertisements, spot illustrations, a cover design, and independent works appeared alongside the...
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National Post Card Week Original Artwork
From 1984 to 1996, Edward Gorey created a series of postcards celebrating National Postcard Week for Gotham Book Mart (See my post from May 4, 2012). The cards announce an annual exhibition of...
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2015 Edward Gorey House Exhibition
Get your travel plans set to visit The Edward Gorey House this year because the new exhibition will open on April 16th. Now in its 13th, the EGH celebrates the life and work of Edward Gorey with annual...
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