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Hamilton Library & Edward Gorey
Hamilton Library & Edward Gorey
Hamilton Library has one of the largest collections of Edward Gorey’s ephemera, artistic work, and selected writings. Through the generosity of John A. Carrollo, the Gorey collection continues to grow and highlights the playful nature of Gorey, the whimsy of his work, and of course the impact he has on art today. This Special Collection we used to highlight aspects of the man, his art, and his influence, which we share with you today. We also learned of his interest and deep influence from East Asian performing arts and his impact on community theatre. The whimsy and whacky of Gorey is too much for the 2D presentation today and we hope to have sparked a little curiosity of your own to explore more of this man.
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Background of Title, Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. First edition., Meredith Press, 1969.Poster for "The Beastly Baby" --------Gorey working on a mural for a high-school social event (1942). Gorey, Edward, and Karen Wilkin. Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey: Interviews. 1st ed., Harcourt, 2001.Private Gorey, US Army (1943) Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018. Gorey and friends at home (1992) Marsel, Stephen. "Gorey Asleep" Steve Marsel Studio Inc. 1992.Gorey on the New Jersey Palisades near the George Washington Bridge (1958). Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.Gorey on 36 East 38th Street (1978). Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.Gorey and Peter Neumeyer on the buoy in Barnstable Harbor (1968/1969). Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.Book covers by Edward Gorey for "Lafcadio's Adventures", "The Wanderer", "What Maisie Knew", and "Redburn" Gide, André. Lafcadio’s Adventures : Les Caves Du Vatican. Doubleday, 1955. Alain-Fournier. The Wanderer (Le Grand Meaulnes). Doubleday Anchor Books, 1953. James, Henry. What Maisie Knew. Doubleday Anchor Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. Melville, Herman. Redburn, His First Voyage; Being the Sailor-Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-Gentleman in the Merchant Service. Doubleday, 1957."Tattooed Man and Associate" pen, ink, & watercolor by Edward Gorey --------"The Eclectic Abecedarium" tiny book by Edward Gorey. Gorey, Edward. The Eclectic Abecedarium. A. & D. Bromer, 1983."The Tunnel Calamity" tunnel book by Edward Gorey. Gorey, Edward. The Tunnel Calamity. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1984."The Gashlycrumb Tinies" by Edward Gorey. Gorey, Edward. The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or, After the Outing. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1991.Mystery! Title Sequences. Directed by olivermuffinsailor, 2014. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG7SyxaXGwU.Influences
Christie, Agatha. The Mysterious Affair at Styles: The First Hercule Poirot Mystery. Reprint edition, Vintage, 2019.
Edward Ardizzone - Figures at an Exhibition, 20th Century Watercolour over Ink, Signed with Initials. http://www.tooveys.com/lots/344929/edward-ardizzone-figures-at-an-exhibition. Accessed 3 Aug. 2022.
“Edward Gorey Book Covers.” Konsumerism Run Amok, http://konsumerismrunamok.com/blog/2013/4/20/edward-gorey-book-covers. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
“Edward Lear.” Wikipedia, 10 July 2022. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Lear&oldid=1097397318.
“Figbash English Soup.” Swann Auction Galleries, https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/GOREY-EDWARD-Figbash-English-Soup?saleno=2451&lotNo=235&refNo=730246. Accessed 22 July 2022.
Gorey, Edward. The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or, After the Outing. Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Lear, Edward. A Book of Nonsense. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.
Lewis Carroll | Biography, Books, Poems, Real Name, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lewis-Carroll. Accessed 3 Aug. 2022.
“Max Ernst | The Barbarians.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/489976. Accessed 3 Aug. 2022.
Review, Public Domain. “Sir John Tenniel’s Classic Illustrations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, 28 July 2015, https://medium.com/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland/sir-john-tenniel-s-classic-illustrations-of-alice-in-wonderland-2c3bbdca3a77.
“Tim’s Friend Towser Print by Edward Ardizzone.” Pallant Bookshop, https://pallantbookshop.com/product/bunk-bed-at-sea-print-by-edward-ardizzone/. Accessed 22 July 2022
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. First edition., Meredith Press, 1969.
Twilley, Nicola. “Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of Poisons.” The New Yorker, 8 Sept. 2015. www.newyorker.com, https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/agatha-christie-and-the-golden-age-of-poisons.
Who Wrote Alice In Wonderland? | The Secret World Of Lewis Carroll | Timeline. Directed by Timeline - World History Documentaries, 2017. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mrIJCjTdc.
Impact
Arts, Columbus Association for the Performing. Batman (1989) | Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. https://www.capa.com/events/detail/batman-1989. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
“Buy Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.” Microsoft Store, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/tim-burtons-corpse-bride/8d6kgwzl58sc. Accessed 3 Aug. 2022.
“Coraline.” Wikipedia, 20 July 2022. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coraline&oldid=1099317926.
Faragalli, Samantha. “See 7 Movie Facts About ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Every Die-Hard Fan Should Know.” Closer Weekly, 12 Sept. 2016, https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/edward-scissorhands-movie-facts-113319/.
“Lemony (Daniel Handler) Snicket Biography - Life, Family, Children, Parents, Name, Story, School, Young, Son.” Notable Biographies, https://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Sh-Z/Snicket-Lemony-Daniel-Handler.html. Accessed 23 June 2022.
Lemony Snicket Killed Edward Gorey (Rough Cut / No Music). Directed by Christopher Seufert, 2017. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p8iAK3h7UM.
Posters, Original Film Art-Vintage Movie. “Beowulf (2007).” Original Film Art - Vintage Movie Posters, https://www.originalfilmart.com/products/beowulf-2007. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
“The Bad Beginning.” Lemony Snicket Wiki, https://snicket.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bad_Beginning. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
The End | Lemony Snicket Wiki | Fandom. https://snicket.fandom.com/wiki/The_End. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
Todd Klein on Neil Gaiman and Sandman Top. https://kleinletters.com/NeilGaimanLettering.html. Accessed 5 Aug. 2022.
Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew, editor. The Works of Tim Burton: Margins to Mainstream. First Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Theatre
Background of Title. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, poster for "An Entertainment Somewhat in the Victorian Manner" by the Poets' Theatre. (Larry Osgood, private collection) Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edward Gorey, "A Dream of Dracula." For The New York Times Book Review. 1973. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, "Lucy & Dracula" An Edward Gorey Laser Cel. 2008. Gorey, Edward. Lucy & Dracula. Laser Cel, 2008.
Edward Gorey, Cover of the Dracula Playbill. 1977. Program for Bram Stoker’s Dracula at the Martin Beck Theatre, NY. Playbill, 1977.
Credits from the Dracula Playbill. 1977. Program for Bram Stoker’s Dracula at the Martin Beck Theatre, NY. Playbill, 1977.
Photos from the Dracula Playbill. 1977. Program for Bram Stoker’s Dracula at the Martin Beck Theatre, NY. Playbill, 1977.
Edward Gorey, cover from Dracula: a Toy Theatre. 1979. Gorey, Edward. Dracula: A Toy Theatre: The Sets and Costumes of the Broadway Production of the Play. Scribner, 1979.
Edward Gorey, costumes from Act One, from Dracula: a Toy Theatre. 1979. Gorey, Edward. Dracula: A Toy Theatre: The Sets and Costumes of the Broadway Production of the Play. Scribner, 1979.
Gorey (center) and the cast of Gorey Stories at The Booth Theatre (Broadway), photo from Gorey Stories Playbill. 1978. Program for Edward Gorey’s Gorey Stories at the Booth Theatre, NY. Playbill, 1978.
Edward Gorey, Poster for Gorey Stories at The Booth Theatre (Broadway). 1978. Poster for Edward Gorey’s Gorey Stories at the Booth Theatre, NY. Poster, 1978.
Edward Gorey, Stephen Currens, David Aldrich, published script of Gorey Stories. 1983. Aldrich, David, et al. Gorey Stories: A Musical Entertainment. S. French, 1983.
Edward Gorey, Poster advertising Tinned Lettuce. 1985. Poster for Edward Gorey’s Tinned Lettuce at the Main Stage Two, Broadway, NY. Poster, 1985.
Edward Gorey, Drop curtain for Amphigorey. (Mrs. Frances Massey Dulaney, private collection) Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Brennan Cavanaugh, Gorey with two members of Le Théâtricule Stoïque. Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edward Gorey, credits inside the program for Lost Shoelaces. 1987. Program for Edward Gorey’s Lost Shoelaces at the Magical Oysters Theatre Company at Woods Hole Theatre Company, MA. Showbill, 1987.
Edward Gorey, the cover of the program for Lost Shoelaces. 1987. Program for Edward Gorey’s Lost Shoelaces at the Magical Oysters Theatre Company at Woods Hole Theatre Company, MA. Showbill, 1987.
A stuffed frog hand sewn by Gorey, sold at one of his entertainments. -------------
Pages 4 & 5 of the program for English Soup. 1998. Program for Edward Gorey’s English Soup at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, MA. Showbill, 1998.
A scene from one of his entertainments, photo from Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod by Carol Verburg. 2011. Verburg, Carol. Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod: Puppets, People, Places, & Plots. Boom Books, 2011.
Edward Gorey, Poster advertising Heads Will Roll. 1985. Poster for Edward Gorey’s Heads Will Roll at the MBL Club, Woods Hole, MA. Poster, 1985.
A scene featuring puppetry from one of his entertainments, photo from Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod by Carol Verburg. 2011. Verburg, Carol. Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod: Puppets, People, Places, & Plots. Boom Books, 2011.
A look into his directing and his puppets Edward Gorey Documentary Clip. Directed by Christopher Seufert, 2006. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79608_yI7aI.
East Asia
Background of Title. Poster for Edward Gorey’s Crazed Teacups at Provincetown Theatre, MA. Poster, 1992.
Cover for The Tale of Genji: Part II by Lady Murasaki. Typography designed by Gorey. 1959. Murasaki Shikibu. The Sacred Tree: ʻThe Tale of Genjiʼ Part Two. Doubleday, 1959.
Edward Gorey, cover of The Chinese Obelisks. 1970. Gorey, Edward. The Chinese Obelisks: Fourth Alphabet. Fantod Press, 1970.
Inside the program for Chinese Gossip. 1994. Program for Edward Gorey’s Chinese Gossip at the Theater on the Bay, MA. Showbill, 1994.
Edward Gorey, the cover of the program for Chinese Gossip. 1994. Program for Edward Gorey’s Chinese Gossip at the Theater on the Bay, MA. Showbill, 1994.
Edward Gorey, Lucy's costume from Act Two, from Dracula: a Toy Theatre. 1979. Gorey, Edward. Dracula: A Toy Theatre: The Sets and Costumes of the Broadway Production of the Play. Scribner, 1979.
Cover of the program for Omlet: or, Poopies Dallying and Rune Lousse, Rune de Leglets: Ou. Sirence de Glenouirres. 1998. Program for Edward Gorey’s Omlet: or, Poopies Dallying and Rune Lousse, Rune de Leglets: Ou. Sirence de Glenouirres at the Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, MA. Showbill, 1998.
Inside the program for Omlet: or, Poopies Dallying and Rune Lousse, Rune de Leglets: Ou. Sirence de Glenouirres. 1998. Program for Edward Gorey’s Omlet: or, Poopies Dallying and Rune Lousse, Rune de Leglets: Ou. Sirence de Glenouirres at the Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Dennis, MA. Showbill, 1998.
Edward Gorey, Caviglia as Tsi-Nan-Fu, from The Blue Aspic, 1969. Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. First edition., Meredith Press, 1969.
Edward Gorey, cover of The Grand Passion: a Novel. 1992. Gorey, Edward. The Grand Passion. Fantod Press, 1992.
Edward Gorey, A newspaper spread of The Grand Passion: a Novel. For The New York Times Magazine. 1976. Gorey, Edward. “The Grand Passion.” The New York Times Magazine, 20 June 1976, p. 63.
Edward Gorey, flyer for The Mikado. (Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Department.) 1983. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, Costume designs for The Mikado (Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Department). 1983. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, Set design for Act I, The Mikado. (Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Department.) 1983. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, Set design for Act II, The Mikado. (Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Department.) 1983. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, "East Parade, Titipu." (Drop curtain for The Mikado. Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Department.) 1983. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Edward Gorey, transl. Motoyuki Shibata, cover of The Hapless Child. 2001. Gorey, Edward. Fukō Na Kodomo. Shohan., 初版., Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2001.
Edward Gorey, transl. Motoyuki Shibata, cover of The Doubtful Guest. 2000. Gorey, Edward. Uron Na Kyaku. 初版., Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2000.
Edward Gorey, transl. Motoyuki Shibata, page from The Hapless Child. Gorey, Edward. Fukō Na Kodomo. Shohan., 初版., Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2001.
The Doubtful Guest. Directed by Tatsuya Yasumoto, CITA/International Centre For Theatre Arts, 2020. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZPd1CBcRQ4.
Edward Gorey, transl. Motoyuki Shibata, title page of The Doubtful Guest. Gorey, Edward. Uron Na Kyaku. 初版., Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2000.
Clifford Ross, Gorey with the Doubtful Guest doll, New York City, 1958. Ross, Clifford, et al., editors. The World of Edward Gorey. Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Gorey-isms
Background of Title. Gorey, Edward, and Ann Nocenti. The Black Doll: A Silent Screenplay. Pomegranate, 2009.
Gorey in his attic room at the Garvey's summer house in Cape Cod (1961)Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Gorey, Edward. Gorey-Fur-Coat.jpg (1311×935). https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/87f203de69574e2e6cc6c81914808ae205f69bd9/8d661/images/posts/reading/edward-gorey/gorey-fur-coat.jpg.
McDermott, Kevin, and Edward Gorey. Elephant House, or, the Home of Edward Gorey. Pomegranate, 2003.References
Aldrich, David, et al. Gorey Stories: A Musical Entertainment. S. French, 1983.
Dery, Mark. Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey. First edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Gorey, Edward. Dracula: A Toy Theatre: The Sets and Costumes of the Broadway Production of the Play. Scribner, 1979.
---. The Blue Aspic. First edition., Meredith Press, 1969.
---. The Chinese Obelisks: Fourth Alphabet. Fantod Press, 1970.
---. “The Grand Passion.” The New York Times Magazine, 20 June 1976, p. 63.
---. The Grand Passion. Fantod Press, 1992.
Gorey, Edward, and Karen Wilkin. Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey: Interviews. 1st ed., Harcourt, 2001.
“Goreyography’s East Wing :: Edward Gorey in Japan.” Goreyography, https://www.goreyography.com/east/main2.htm. Accessed 23 June 2022.
Gunn, Anthony. The Disembodied Theatre of Edward Gorey.
Spencer, Andrew M. “Happening to Oneself: Zen, Taoism, and Jungian Individuation as Paths to Spirituality in Edward Gorey’s The Object Lesson and Shel Silverstein’s The Missing Piece.” PsyArt: A Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts, vol. 18, 2014 2014, pp. 370–85.
Terry, Irwin. “Goreyana: Gorey in Japan.” Goreyana, 28 Mar. 2020, http://goreyana.blogspot.com/2020/03/gorey-in-japan.html.
---. “Goreyana: The Tale of Genji.” Goreyana, 30 Aug. 2016, http://goreyana.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-tale-of-genji.html.
The Doubtful Guest. Directed by Tatsuya Yasumoto, CITA/International Centre For Theatre Arts, 2020. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZPd1CBcRQ4.
Theroux, Alexander. The Strange Case of Edward Gorey. Fantagraphics ; Turnaround, 2001.
Verburg, Carol. Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod: Puppets, People, Places, & Plots. Boom Books, 2011.
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