Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His
Gorey setting up mannequins in Henri Bendel's window, 1978
Gorey in the kitchen of his home in Yarmouth, Cape Cod, 1999
Poster for the 1977 Broadway revival of Dracula, art by Gorey. He won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for the production.
Edward Gorey House, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (2006)
The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 200
Edward Gorey
…Or, the Home of Edward Gorey by Kevin McDermott and Memento Gorey: The Last Interviews with Edward Gorey by Christopher Seufert. The house is now the Edward Gorey House Museum. Gorey is typically described as an illustrator. His books may be found in the humor and cartoon sections of major bookstores, but books such as The…
The front exterior of the house in 2022.
One of his beloved cats The Edward Gorey House 2007 C is for cats who played with his ink