Edward Gorey, In The Gymnasium, etching.
Gorey's Children
February 1 - June 5, 2022
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts Gorey’s Children, an exhibit featuring original artwork and limited edition serigraphs by celebrated author and artist Edward Gorey.
Author and artist Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) was well known for depicting children as victims of trauma and violence in his books, such as The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Hapless Child, and The Pious Infant, as well as in his fine art prints. However, there are numerous instances of his youngsters also enjoying their playtime and innocent adventures, as in his engaging illustrations for the Donald or Treehorn stories, The Lavender Leotard, or a special commission drawn for General Motors’ Friends magazine, included in this exhibit.
“The images displayed here, rarely on public view, exemplify Gorey’s wide worldview as well as his aesthetic command. Careful control of his pen, nuanced values of light and shade in his etchings, and moods from scary to gloomy to sunny all contribute to our endless fascination with Gorey’s creativity.”
About Edward Gorey
A truly prodigious and original artist, Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000), gave to the world over one hundred works, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest and The Wuggly Ump; prize-winning set and costume designs for innumerable theater productions from Cape Cod to Broadway; a remarkable number of illustrations in publications such as The New Yorker and The NewYork Times, and in books by a wide array of authors from Charles Dickens to Edward Lear, Samuel Beckett, John Updike, Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells, Florence Heide and many others. His well known animated credits for the PBS Mystery! series have introduced him to millions of television viewers. Gorey's masterful pen and ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world.