“One of Mr. Gorey’s wordless masterworks.”—New York Times Edward Gorey’s The West Wing is an invitation to the imagination. On each page, a room beckons, inviting the reader to wonder why three shoes lie here abandoned, what is retreating in that mirror’s reflection, or why there is an imprint of a body on the wallpaper, faded and floating four feet above the floor. A wordless mystery, it is one of Gorey’s finest works.
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'Gorey's unique talent should be represented as completely as possible in every collection of American art and literature.' Booklist 'Irresistible black-and-white drawings...irrepressible wordplay.' New York Times '[Gorey creates] dark masterpieces of surreal morality...beautifully depicted.' Vanity Fair 'One of the most original artistic and literary minds in late 20th Century America' Los Angeles Times
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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; and a remarkable number of illustrations in publications such as the New Yorker and the New York Times. Gorey’s masterful pen-and-ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world.
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Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.
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The Power of No Words,
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I expected this wordless book to blow me away more than any of Gorey's better known works and it did just that. The thoughtful penstroke of any illustrator worth his/her weight is all you need to see to "get the picture". A lot of the intensity in this work comes from what Gorey chose not to show us... and it is meant to be part of the fun as well. Gorgeous addition to any library.
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Not the White House West Wing,
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When I ordered this book I thought it was about the west wing of the White House. Not so! It's a book of illustrations in black, white and shades of gray. While they are nice, there are only, and the book is small about 7 x 7".
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