Floating worlds
Subtitle: the letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer
By: edited by Peter F. Neumeyer
Contributors: Neumeyer, Peter F., 1929-
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780764959479
Subjects: Correspondence; American Authors; Artists
Description: "Edward Gorey and Peter Neumeyer met in the summer of 1968. Gorey had been contracted by Addison-Wesley to illustrate Donald and the . . . , a children?s story written by Neumeyer. On their first encounter, Neumeyer managed to dislocate Gorey?s shoulder when he grabbed his arm to keep him from falling into the ocean. In a hospital waiting room, they pored over Gorey?s drawings for the first time together, and Gorey infused the situation with much hilarity. This was the beginning of an invigorating friendship, fueled by a wealth of letters and postcards that sped between the two men through the fall of 1969. Those letters, published here for the first time, are remarkable for their quantity and their content. While the creative collaborations of Gorey and Neumeyer centered on children?s books, they held wide-ranging interests; both were erudite, voracious readers, and they sent each other many volumes. Through their discussions of these books, one marvels at the beauty of thoughtful (and merry) discourse driven by intellectual curiosity" --from the publisher.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The floating world of Edward Gorey / Peter F. Neumeyer; title: The letters; title: Epilogue.