Current Exhibitions
The Edward Gorey House is pleased to announce our 2013 special exhibit
The Vinegar Works: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Fifty years ago, in 1963, Edward Gorey published a trio of books in an olive-colored, hand-lettered slipcase entitled 'The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction'. The three books were 'The Insect God', 'The West Wing', and 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies'. All three books would eventually define Gorey's style, and 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies' became his most enduring work. The Edward Gorey House is celebrating these three remarkable books with exhibits containing original artwork and manuscripts. 'The Vinegar Works' opened April 18 and will be closing on December 29 at year end when we close for the season.
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Past Exhibitions
Edward Gorey's Envelope Art
Edward Gorey and the Perfoming Arts exhibit featured a wide-range of Edward Gorey's works for the performing arts, including work he did at Harvard, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, his 'entertainments' on Cape Cod, and many more..
Edward Gorey and the Performing Arts
Edward Gorey and the Perfoming Arts exhibit featured a wide-range of Edward Gorey's works for the performing arts, including work he did at Harvard, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, his 'entertainments' on Cape Cod, and many more..
"Artful Associations: Edward Gorey Illustrates Famous Authors"
Edward Gorey Illustrates Famous Authors the exhibit featured a wide-range of Edward Gorey's works for other authors, including Hillaire Belloc, Florence Heide, Edward Lear, T.S. Eliot, John Updike, Muriel Sparks, and many more. This exhibit showcased original pencil sketches, pen and ink drawings and watercolors. Many works in the exhibit are unpublished; some are on loan from private collections and have never before been on public display, creating a special opportunity for even the most serious Gorey fans and collectors to see works exhibited for the first time.
"Gorey's Creatures ~ Real and Imagined"
Gorey's Creatures ~ Real and Imagined the exhibit featured a wide-range of animals and creatures from Gorey's ever popular cats and bats, to bugs and slugs, and the imaginary characters Figbash and Skrump.
This exhibit showcased original pencil sketches, pen and ink drawings and watercolors, along with some of Gorey's hand-sewn stuffed creatures.
Many works in the exhibit are unpublished; some are on loan from private collections and have never before been on public display, creating a special opportunity for even the most serious Gorey fans and collectors to see works exhibited for the first time.
"Cool it with Books"
Cool it with Books the exhibit Celebrated Edward Gorey's Children's Books. The exhibit showed many of Gorey's original pen and ink, watercolor, and preliminary pencil illustrations for children's books of his own creation, and for other noted children's authors including Peter Neumeyer, Florence Parry Heide, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, T. S. Eliot, and others. Special books such as Gorey's only pop-up book, The Dwindling Party and the three-dimensional accordian book The Tunnel Calamity were highlighted. A unique focus of the exhibit was early drawings and illustrations by Gorey from his childhood years. Click here to read the press release in PDF format.