The World of Edward Gorey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World of Edward Gorey write by Clifford Ross. This book was released on 1996-09. The World of Edward Gorey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A look at the artist and his work, including his illustrations for T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the animated credits for the Mystery! series on public television.
Elegant Enigmas
Elegant Enigmas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elegant Enigmas write by Karen Wilkin. This book was released on 2009. Elegant Enigmas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The delightful tales and theatrical drawings of Edward Gorey (American, 1925-2000) reflect a special kind of genius for what is left unwritten and unseen. In Gorey's vaguely Victorian world of well-tended gardens and opulent estates, smoke-belching factories and fog-shrouded streets, nothing seems certain or quite as it should be. Chaos lurks just beneath life's tidy surface, occasionally erupting in surprising events with unexpected, often horrific consequences. But when tragedy befalls Gorey's quirky cast of characters-hapless waifs, dusty dowagers, scheming tycoons, and unhinged maidens-somehow we can't keep from laughing. Far from casting us into the abyss, Gorey reminds us to contemplate mortality with a smile. In Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey, more than 175 reproductions include samples from Gorey's books, illustrations produced for other writers, theatrical sets and costume designs, and a wealth of individual pieces, many never before published. Sketches, typewritten manuscripts, doodles, and musings join the generous selection of finished works. Published on the occasion of the first retrospective of Edward Gorey's work, at the Brandywine River Museum, Elegant Enigmas is a tribute to a master artist and writer, who with murderously dry humor created a body of work singular in its brilliance and charm.
Ascending Peculiarity
Ascending Peculiarity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ascending Peculiarity write by Edward Gorey. This book was released on 2001. Ascending Peculiarity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A vivid self-portrait in words of one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. Designed to appeal to Gorey lovers as well as those seeking an introduction to his work, Ascending Peculiarity includes reproductions of previously unpublished drawings and photographs. Edited by Karen Wilkin. Edward Gorey's extraordinary and disconcerting books are avidly sought and treasured throughout the world, but until now little has been known about the man himself. While he was notoriously protective of his privacy, Gorey did grant dozens of interviews over the course of his life. And as the conversations collected in this book demonstrate, he proved to be unfailingly charming, gracious, and fascinating. Here is Gorey in his own words, ruminating on everything from French symbolist poetry to soap operas, from George Balanchine and the unique beauty of ballet to Victorian photographs of dead children. We meet the artist in his ramshackle book-lined studio in Manhattan and his equally bizarre house on Cape Cod. We listen as he describes his legendary upbringing and vast range of influences, as well as how he managed to work amid all his cats.
Gorey's Worlds
Gorey's Worlds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gorey's Worlds write by Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. This book was released on 2018-03-13. Gorey's Worlds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Gorey's Worlds, organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art."
Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Edward Gorey write by Steven Heller. This book was released on 2015. Edward Gorey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines dozens of examples of the book art of Edward Gorey, who initially illustrated paperback covers and dust jackets for the likes of Joseph Conrad, Henry James and Charles Dickens, establishing a pen-and-ink hand-lettered style that would challenge prevailing American publishing standards and help define his publisher's visual identity. His prodigious output of hundreds of jackets and covers evidenced his flair for design and his ability to portray the essence of the books that came his way.
