On Thursday, May 3, art historian Karen Wilkin will be at Columbia for a lecture entitled, "Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey & His Sources."

Gorey, a world-renowned illustrator, is perhaps best known for the animated opening sequence to the long-running PBS television series, Mystery! In 1978, he won a Tony for best costume design for work he did for Dracula, starring Frank Langella.

Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey & His Sources
Karen Wilkin
Thursday, May 3 6pm
Butler Room 523

This lecture is in conjunction with the Edward Gorey exhibition currently on view in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on the 6th floor of Butler. 

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