Elephant House, Or, the Home of Edward Gorey

Download or read book Elephant House, Or, the Home of Edward Gorey written by Kevin McDermott and published by Pomegranate Communications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant House may be the most intimate portrait of Edward Gorey ever published. McDermott's reminiscences and descriptions of the house accompany his engaging photographs, and more than a dozen of Gorey's etchings and drawings of elephants-never before published-are paired with quotes from the artist. Through this portrait, Edward Gorey becomes even more the man we all wish we had had the chance to meet, an artist whose brilliant and hilarious art and words will continue to charm and delight us for generations to come.