The latest exhibition at Edward Gorey House, F is for Fantods, focuses on the books Gorey published himself under the banner of the Fantod Press. Using various anagrams and pseudonyms like Garrod Weedy, Ogdred Weary, Aedwyrd Gore, and Mrs Regera Dowdy, Gorey churned out twenty-eight books under the imprint. "F is for Fantods opens a window onto the restrained, graceful, and frequently hysterical mayhem that was Edward Gorey’s world." Here's a sampling of books from the press: The Beastly Baby. Gorey writing as Odgred Weary, (1962). One of 500 copies illustrated throughout by Gorey in black and white. Possibly his scarcest title. The Stupid...
Gorey Letters
“Your letters . . . your existence has made something of this world that [it] hadn’t the possibility of before.” - Peter F. NeumeyerIt was 1968. Edward Gorey was contracted by the publisher Addison-Wesley to illustrate a children's book written by Peter F. Neumeyer. At their first meeting Gorey slipped and Neumeyer grabbed him by the arm. The grab dislocated Gorey's shoulder and it was during his stay at the hospital waiting for treatment that they began what would become a deep life-long friendship.The book, an illustrated memoir, features 75 typewriter-transcribed letters, 38 illustrated envelopes, and more than 60 postcards...
Gorey Wear: Auction Features the Fur Coats of Edward Gorey
Among the sixty lots up for auction this week in the Edward Gorey sale at Bloomsbury is what appears to be a full run of the fur coats owned and worn by Gorey. A whopping 14 coats are up for auction including one designed by Gorey for Ben Kahn Furs.Gorey didn't just stick to one animal. There's the Sheared Beaver Stroller coat, one made from Lynx, one Racoon, a bunch of Otters and a couple of Coyotes. Fisher Stroller coat designed by Gorey with blue plaid lining, knee length, long hair, dark brown and black. With hand-sewn label "Edward Gorey...
Norman Mailer By Norman Mailer And Other Author Self-Portraits
One night in the mid-1960s, while working as a bartender at the Village Vanguard, the storied New York City jazz club, Burt Britton found himself all alone with Norman Mailer at last call.“What do you want from me, Kid,” Mailer inquired. Screwing up his courage, Britton blurted out, “draw me your self-portrait.” MailerNow, over forty years later, that self-portrait by Mailer is one of 213 self-portraits of writers, photographers, musicians, and athletes that Britton solicited. His collection is now being offered at auction byBloomsbury – New York on September 24, 2009: Arthur MillerPortrait of the Artist: The Burt Britton CollectionBritton...