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Ascending Peculiarity Trade cloth - 2001
by Wilkin, Karen; Edward Gorey
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A vivid self-portrait in words of one of the great American
artists of the twentieth century. Designed to appeal to Gorey lovers as well as
those seeking an introduction to his work, Ascending Peculiarity includes reproductions of previously unpublished drawings and photographs. Edited by Karen Wilkin.
Edward Gorey's extraordinary and disconcerting books are avidly sought and treasured throughout the world, but until now little has been known about the man himself. While he was notoriously protective of his privacy, Gorey did grant dozens of interviews over the course of his life. And as the conversations collected in this book demonstrate, he proved to be unfailingly charming, gracious, and fascinating.
Here is Gorey in his own words, ruminating on everything from French symbolist poetry to soap operas, from George Balanchine and the unique beauty of ballet to Victorian photographs of dead children. We meet the artist in his ramshackle book-lined studio in Manhattan and his equally bizarre house on Cape Cod. We listen as he describes his legendary upbringing and vast range of influences, as well as how he managed to work amid all his cats.
artists of the twentieth century. Designed to appeal to Gorey lovers as well as
those seeking an introduction to his work, Ascending Peculiarity includes reproductions of previously unpublished drawings and photographs. Edited by Karen Wilkin.
Edward Gorey's extraordinary and disconcerting books are avidly sought and treasured throughout the world, but until now little has been known about the man himself. While he was notoriously protective of his privacy, Gorey did grant dozens of interviews over the course of his life. And as the conversations collected in this book demonstrate, he proved to be unfailingly charming, gracious, and fascinating.
Here is Gorey in his own words, ruminating on everything from French symbolist poetry to soap operas, from George Balanchine and the unique beauty of ballet to Victorian photographs of dead children. We meet the artist in his ramshackle book-lined studio in Manhattan and his equally bizarre house on Cape Cod. We listen as he describes his legendary upbringing and vast range of influences, as well as how he managed to work amid all his cats.
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- Title Ascending Peculiarity
- Author Wilkin, Karen; Edward Gorey
- Binding Trade Cloth
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 292 pages. pages.
- Language EN
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York
- Date 2001-10-09
- ISBN 9780151005048
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PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"A man of enormous erudition . . . an artist and writer of genius."
--Stephen Schiff, The New Yorker
"Edward Gorey's work is remarkable and mysterious. I find it fascinating."
--Max Ernst
"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."
--Print Magazine
"A man of enormous erudition . . . an artist and writer of genius."
--Stephen Schiff, The New Yorker
"Edward Gorey's work is remarkable and mysterious. I find it fascinating."
--Max Ernst
"An American original . . . One of this century's foremost eccentric geniuses."
--Print Magazine
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