![]() ![]() ![]() He and his family moved to Cape Cod in 1983 and he continued to exhibit his art, create etchings, and balance commercial projects. He became involved with animating introductions for a television series in 1980. In 1975, Gorey explored printmaking and produced limited-edition prints, etchings, and holographs. His artworks were showcased at the Gotham Book Mart starting in 1967 until his death in 2000. He had started writing and illustrating his own books while drawing over five hundred illustrations for others, with his first book being The Unstrung Harp published in 1953.Įdward Gorey by Bruce Chernin, 1973 via The Paris Review His cover designs and commercial illustrations gained him recognition and his work with the publisher houses Looking Glass Library and Bobs-Merrill allowed him to launch out as a freelancer in the early 1960s. He began working with Doubleday’s new imprint Doubleday Anchor in New York City and became a well-known name in the NY design world. After returning, he majored in French Literature at Harvard and wholeheartedly pursued writing stories and poems, designing sets, and directing for the Poets Theater. He was drafted in World War II and served in the army from 1943 to the end of the war. ![]() In 1939, he started exhibiting his artworks at the Francis Parker School that he attended. While still in school, his drawings got published in Chicago newspapers. ![]() He thrived academically, skipped several grades, and was heavily involved in school activities. Edward Gorey’s Background The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey, 1963 via CuriosaĮdward Gorey was born in 1925 and his gift for drawing and interest in books was apparent at a very young age. ![]()
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