Edward Gorey didn't receive formal art education. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for just one semester. He claimed to have inherited his talents from his great-grandmother, Helen St. John Garvey who was a famous greeting card artist and writer in the 19th century. Gorey's art was always popular with children, but it is not something that he sought out. His unusual interests inspired many of his illustrations. Cats, tennis shoes, and fur coats are often present in his work.
Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book has a good sample of his work. It is not only beautiful to look at, it also highlights a variety of his illustration styles. A fun mixture of unique frames would be perfect for displaying these gorgeous reproductions.
The calender that we mentioned in the beginning of this post we kept for many years now. There is something about his art that makes you want to look at it and study in details over and over again.
If you are interested in getting the poster book visit the Pomegranate website. You can also order by phone. Call (800) 227-1428.
(Images: Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book)
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I LOVE the late Edward Gorey's work - (He died in 2000)
- Especially his Alphabet book...
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/stage/7535/gorey.html
HIs most famous and best-known work is the title animation for "Mystery" on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html
I was introduced to Gorey as a child through his illustrations for John Bellairs. In fact, I think I only picked Bellairs' novels because of the wonderful cover illustrations.
I think quite a few of us found Gorey via Bellairs. Now when I sometimes attempt to describe Gorey's work to someone and I mention those books, I occasionally elicit a gasping, nostalgia-stricken response as the person suddenly remembers the creepy but fascinating drawings.
Awesome.
I thought that was the same illustrator who did the "Mystery." I used to watch that all the time when I was little because I thought it was so creepy/intriguing :)
That and most of the illustrations for the John Bellairs mystery books. Great stuff.
Any artist who could conceive of a character being "brained by a piece of masonry" and plonk it smack dab in the middle of a childrens' book has to be genius in my book. Love the late great Mr Gorey. (BTW that was my favorite bit in "The Hapless Child".)
"Our love ... begun..." (sic)
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