Starting in 1951, Gorey illustrated poetry books by Merrill Moore for Twayne Publishers including Case Record from a Sonnetorium (many illustrations by Gorey, 1951), and More Clinical Sonnets (1953).

The Edward Gorey House celebrates and preserves the life and works of Edward Gorey, an American author, illustrator, playwright, set and costume designer.

Learn surprising facts about Edward Gorey, whose darkly comical animation sequence at the beginning of MASTERPIECE Mystery! bewitches TV fans.

Edward Gorey was an American writer, illustrator, and designer, noted for his arch humor and gothic sensibility. He drew a pen-and-ink world of beady-eyed, blank-faced individuals whose dignified …

Search our calendar for details on all things Gorey happening around the world in honor of his centennial year. Discover new exhibitions, special events, literary gatherings, exclusive product …

Gorey rapidly became a significant figure in the New York design world, designing more than fifty covers and, more importantly, becoming recognized as a major commercial illustrator.

Edward Gorey’s professional career as an author, illustrator, book artist, printmaker and designer spanned almost fifty years and produced over a hundred of his own books, set and costume designs, …

As a practitioner of Nonsense Literature, a card-carrying Surrealist, and an iconoclastic Dadaist, Gorey tends to sway his work toward both higher truths and underlying chaos.

The largest exhibit of Gorey works and ephemera ever exhibited outside of the House itself, Ubiquitous Edward Gorey opened on April 10th and runs through September 17th.

A moderately comprehensive bibliography of works written and/or illustrated by Edward Gorey.