Many years ago, my husband and I saw an exhibition of beanbag frogs made by Edward Gorey with short mottoes embroidered on their chests—phrases like "Why not?" and "If Only." We've chuckled over them ever since. So imagine my delight in running across recently the froggy image shown here and then an article, Edward Gorey's Toys, in a recent The New Yorker. Maybe I should invent a character who was so inspired by them that he/she …, well, what?
Picturing a World
Gorey frogs
August 11, 2021
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caricature, illustration
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Aug 12, 2021 10:05 AM EDT
Hi Katherine, thank you for posting this. Gorey first came to my notice with drawings for Mystery, a series on Public Television. They were always the same in the introduction of the show with a wailing woman putting the back of her hand over her forehead and swooning to the floor after seeing a dead body. His drawings are astounding in creating all sorts of dramatic scenes. Thanks, Pat
- Patricia Franzino
Aug 12, 2021 10:21 AM EDT
Oh, yes, Pat. Wasn't that Mystery introduction fun? Gorey was really a remarkable draftsman as well as a full-fledged eccentric. Glad you enjoyed this step into his world. Cheers!
- Katherine