Edward Gorey: Theater 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) Untitled The gleefully chaotic work reproduced in this puzzle might be seen as Edward Gorey’s celebration of the theater, which brought him great pleasure and inspiration. The acclaimed author-artist had a lifelong interest in the theater. His participation in the Broadway production of Dracula garnered three Tony Award nominations, and he wrote and produced engaging and quirky plays that appeared both on and off Broadway and on Cape Cod. Putting this 1,000-piece puzzle together may bring you some insight into Gorey’s creative process, but then again, it might just leave you happily baffled.

Edward Gorey

Artist and author Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) is beloved for the boundless imagination and sharp humor exhibited in his more than 100 published works. Gorey was also a set and costume designer for innumerable theater productions, including a staging of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, for which he won a Tony. He had a profound affection for literature, film, ballet, and animals. Cats and other odd creatures appear in many of his crosshatched illustrations. His humorously unsettling drawings of vaguely Victorian innocents facing unfortunate ends became familiar to a wide audience after appearing in the opening credits of the PBS television series Mystery! Gorey’s Cape Cod home, a veritable cabinet of curiosities, is now a museum celebrating his life and work.