Among the things you might not know about Edward Gorey—the cult American artist known for his moody drawings and fearsome tales of mystery and murder—is that his distinctive sense of style extended ...

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a prodigious and original artist, beloved for his instantly recognizable style in works like The Gashlycrumb Tinies and The Doubtful Guest, in illustrated editions of ...

Take a peek through the “Tunnel of Calamity,” a peep show book full of Victorian-age characters hiding behind every fold. From one angle, the viewer sees a woman wearing a bonnet and a red arm muff ...

If you love the spooky aesthetic of Tim Burton at all, then you can draw a direct line between his work and the artwork of illustrator and author Edward Gorey. For much of the mid-2oth century, ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the country’s most brilliant, eccentric, talented, and influential artist-illustrators, the appropriately named genius Edward GOREY.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems so obvious now. Of course, Phantasmagoria and Edward Gorey are a match made in heaven. Well, more like a match made in ...

Tucked away in a stately but human-scale former carriage house on the Upper East Side, the Society of Illustrators is a gem of an art-viewing spot. With eclectic works hung salon-style right up the ...

For an artist who specialized in the uncanny, Edward Gorey has become a little too familiar. Perhaps this is the inevitable fate of writers and artists distinctive enough to have an adjective named ...

Although he worked for many years in New York City, writing over 90 books in his career and illustrating many others, he had been living in the Elephant House, named for his favorite animal, in Cape ...

It seems so obvious now. Of course, Phantasmagoria and Edward Gorey are a match made in heaven. Well, more like a match made in some crumbling house where you try to sleep with one eye open to look ...