A master of the mysterious, Edward Goreys artworks and writings abound with misadventures, oddities, and oblique humor. His forays into experimental theater follow suit, and to much delight, he designed pin-back buttons to accompany them. Now coveted by collectors, these bespoke buttonscreated as souvenirs for the plays, puppet shows, revues, and other entertainments that Gorey wrote, designed, or directedpossess a curiosity factor disproportionate to their small size.Flapping Ankles,Inverted Commas, orTinned Lettuce? Such buttons and the shows they were based on offer send-ups of staid conventions idiosyncratic napkin
ISBN: | 9781087505862 |
Publisher: | Pomegranate |
Imprint: | Pomegranate |
Published date: | 15 Jul 2022 |
DEWEY: | 737.24 |
DEWEY edition: | 23/eng/20220217 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | cm |
Weight: | 236g |
Height: | 160mm |
Width: | 160mm |
Spine width: | 15mm |