In 1976 Workman Publishing published, Cat Catalog, The Ultimate Cat Book, edited by Judy Fireman. This large book (it measures 9" x 11.5", hardcover with dust jacket) is a compendium of all things Cat. Not surprisingly, after the popularity of Amphigorey in 1972 and Categor y in 1974, Edward Gorey was asked to contribute a piece about cats for the publication.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Edward Gorey Cat Catalog
In 1976 Workman Publishing published, Cat Catalog, The Ultimate Cat Book, edited by Judy Fireman. This large book (it measures 9" x 11.5", hardcover with dust jacket) is a compendium of all things Cat. Not surprisingly, after the popularity of Amphigorey in 1972 and Categor y in 1974, Edward Gorey was asked to contribute a piece about cats for the publication.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Edward Gorey's 1974 Graham Gallery Exhibition - Updated
On January 23, I did an extended post about Edward Gorey's 1974 Graham Gallery Exhibition. In the post, I asked if anyone with missing images would please forward them for inclusion. Andreas Brown, a trustee of the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, fortunately ran across a folder of xeroxed images made by Mr. Gorey in the archive which included many pieces from this exhibition. Mr. Brown very generously shared his findings to be included in this posting.
I have added the new pieces to the list below. The quality on some of the xerox copies is poor (especially the later Cat pieces) and, while some of the pieces are color, all of the xeroxes are black and white. Their inclusion, however, presents the most complete understanding of this seminal exhibition by Edward Gorey to date.
As of this writing, there are still no images for pieces
#1, 10, 16, 20, 24 & 45.
1. Trying to feed the baby to the dog
2. Two children on a rock
3. Cell
4. Chinese life
5. Dancing on the Sabbath
6. Animals and wall7. China design: picnic
8. Birds and car
9. Animals and train
10. Ballet dancer on skull
11. Football player with skull
12. Bathroom wallpaper design
13. Animals and urn
14. After a Staffordshire sugarbowl
15. Child on swing
16. The white butterfly
17. A dull afternoon
18. Platter design
19. Man and floating skull
20. Unpleasant fan design
21. Blue urns
22. Plain & Coloured Drawings (cover of booklet)
23. Verso: Plain & Coloured Drawings (rear cover of booklet)
24. Discrete self-portrait
25. Tennis
26. Animal going to a party
27. Animal holding banner
28. String dance I - IIII
29. Cat on cardboard rocks
30. Cat with umbrella and flower
31. Cat wearing long scarf
32. Cat inside empty picture frame
33. Cat drawing wallpaper
34. Cat between andirons
35. Cat on mantelpiece
36. Cat in portable niche
37. Cat at the devil's thimble
38. Masked cat behind pillar
39. Masked cat dancing beside pool
40. Cat at the corner of a carpet
41. Cat composing a poem
42. Cat appearing between parting clouds
43. Cat ascending on a piece of stage machinery
44. Ninety nine puppies wearing orange knitted caps
45. Waxworks
46. Peas
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Vampires
Vampires - Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories, is a collection of Vampire stories edited by Alan Ryan which was published in 1987 by Doubleday& Company. This book features a dust jacket design by Edward Gorey that is unique in his illustration career.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Edward Gorey Creative Writing & Art contest
Are you inspired creatively by Edward Gorey? Now you have an outlet! In conjunction with the opening of the Gorey exhibition at Loyola, there is a writing & art competition called Goreyesque! For full details about the competition, go HERE.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Edward Gorey Exhibition at Loyola University
Combining the immensely popular Elegant Enigmas traveling exhibition and Mr. Michalak's private collection (which he has donated to Loyola University) this show promises to be the largest single exhibition of Edward Gorey's works in recent years. The show will feature many favorite pieces of original art from the Edward Gorey archives as well as putting a special emphasis on Mr. Gorey's hometown ties to Chicago.
For more information on the exhibition, visit the Loyola website.
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