Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book
by Edward Gorey
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Author: Edward GoreyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09
ISBN: 0764951475
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Book Reviews of Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book
Book Review: Decorate in Gorey...
Summary: 5 Stars
I can recall the first Gorey poster book perfectly as I flip through The New Poster Book [Pomegranate, San Francisco 2009]. What a treat! Once again I find something pleasantly unexpected. While the original Gorey Posters (Abrams, 1979) sports a festive cover, once inside, it was strictly a black and white affair, and mostly reprints from Gorey's early books. The New Poster Book likewise greets in vivid technicolor-Gorey, but keeps the chroma coming - eighteen out of the thirty 'posters' in all. The antique sepia tone palette and demonstrative details in 'Frawgge Mfrg Co' beckons like an old family album, 'The Galoshes of Remorse' wonderfully moody. 'Les Insectes Cyclistes' from The Broken Spoke mischievous and otherworldly.
Interestingly, not all of these eighteen were colored by Gorey's hand. Some are posthumously 'decorated', possibly spurring future debate over such practices. But I have to admit I enjoyed the 'new rendition' of The Dong with the Luminous Nose illustration, feeling that it captured Gorey's aesthetic amazingly well. Otherwise, it's fairly easy to detect Gorey's own watercolor brush work, and the updated works did not prove distracting in the end. They co-exist.
Like its forerunner Gorey Posters, this book is designed to be disassembled, mounted, and framed. All you need is the nerve. If you take the plunge, use a 16 x 12 inch frame, or better yet a 20 x 16 with mat. Would I have the heart to take a knife to a new copy? Probably not ... unless someone asked me to deck their halls in Gorey. I recommend The New Poster Book highly, for it offers something new. As we approach the 10th anniversary of Gorey's passing, we can find new ways to enjoy Gorey's boundless and playful imagination. Engaging this large, 15-inch tall folio magnifies the joy of Gorey's compositions, and in doing so, memories of his work become more complete, enhanced with detail.
-- G. Emil, [...]
Summary of Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book
The Doubtful Guest, Amy and Basil Gashlycrumb, Dracula and Lucy, Jumblies, the Great Veiled Bear--this curious cast of characters joins a slew of other peculiar people and beasts in this big beauty of a book. Thirty large-format reproductions display Edward Gorey's signature crosshatched drawings, elegant watercolors, and endless wit--all perfect for framing, or to treasure as a collection.This is a brand new publication, not a remake of Gorey Posters (Abrams, 1979), now long out of print. With eighteen images in full color, Edward Gorey: The New Poster Book presents a refreshing and engaging survey of the genius of this beloved artist.
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