08/13 - 10/31/2010
Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey
Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey will feature the work of master artist and author Edward Gorey (1925-2000). Described by The New Yorker as “a man of enormous erudition...an artist and writer of genius,” Gorey’s signature pen-and-ink illustrations and witty writings have led him to be considered one of America’s most imaginative and eccentric creative artists. The exhibition will feature over 170 objects drawn from The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, including selections from The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Unstrung Harp, The Doubtful Guest, The Gilded Bat and other well-known publications. Gorey’s characters, in their ostensibly Victorian and Edwardian settings, have long had a big following. Gorey created the animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery! and in addition to creating his own highly collected publications, he illustrated more than 100 books for a wide array of authors including John Updike, Charles Dickens, T.S. Elliot, Virginia Woolf and Samuel Beckett. Featured are original pen and ink illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera. The exhibition has been organized by the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
Images:
- ©The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Edward Gorey, He and Miss Skrim-Pshaw mentioned a great many people who had done things in their conversation, illustration for The Remembered Visit: A Story Take from Life, 1965, pen and ink, 3 9/16 x 4 15/16 in., Collection of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
- ©The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Edward Gorey, He was recognized at once by Lady Isobel Stringless, Lord Wherewithal’s aunt, although they had last met seventeen years before on St Clot in the Maladroit Islands, illustration for The Secrets: Volume One, The Other Statue, 1968, pen and ink, 4 ½ x 5 ½ in., Collection of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
- ©The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Edward Gorey, The top of the zagava tree / Was frequently where they had tea, illustration for The Osbick Bird, 1970, pen and ink, 4 x 5 in., Collection of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
- ©The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Edward Gorey, After Federojenska did a grand jeté into the wings one matinee and was never seen again, Maud took over Oiseau de Glace to great acclaim, illustration for The Gilded Bat, 1966, pen and ink, 4 x 5 ½ in., Collection of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
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