Although he worked for many years in New York City, writing over 90 books in his career and illustrating many others, he had been living in the Elephant House, named for his favorite animal, in Cape ...

Edward Gorey (1925-2000), the author and illustrator of more than 100 droll, disquieting little picture books, guarded his inner life closely. “Part of me is genuinely eccentric, part of me is a bit ...

From Edwardian landscapes fraught with peril to whimsical cats and hapless children, the late artist and writer Edward Gorey created a body of work and a world like no other. The exhibition “From ...

"Sur la Plage" is one of 26 Edward Gorey illustrations that Buck Kiechel found in a box while on a trip to purchase art by Grant Wood. The illustrations are from early in the career of Gorey, who ...

Edward Gorey on the set he designed for the Broadway revival of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' in 1977. Jack Mitchell/Getty Images Artist, illustrator and writer Edward Gorey would have turned 100 this year, ...

Edward Gorey in Barnstable, Cape Cod, 1961.(Photo by Eleanor Garvey / From Elizabeth Morton’s Private Collection) For 33 years, Edward Gorey rented an apartment in Manhattan. The author and artist ...

The "Doubtful Guest" peeking out from your letters? Maybe a mysterious black-cloaked “Mystery!” figure standing watch over the address? Or a top-hatted skeleton gazing out at creditors? That type of ...

Assistant Director of Campus Partnerships for the Office of Public Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis Artist, illustrator and writer Edward Gorey would have turned 100 this year, and the ...