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"Edgar Mouse Poe" by Alan F. Beck
This is a limited edition print depicting a mouse dressed as Edgar Allan Poe as he appeared in the 1848 "Ultima Thule" daguerreotype, a copy of which is in the Poe… |
Framed Print |
2009 |
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"Nevermore" by Fred O. Seibel
Fred O. Seibel (1886-1968) drew this editorial cartoon for the June 17, 1944 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The title and the caption are references to Edgar… |
Pen and Ink on Paper |
June 17, 1944 |
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"The Bells" Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
French illustrator Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) first published an edition of The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe in 1912. The illustrations here are from A… |
Photomechanical Prints |
1928 |
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"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Albert Sterner
This lithograph was reprinted, much reduced in size, as an illustration on page 246 of the 1925 edition of Mary Newton Stanard's biography of Poe entitled The… |
Lithograph |
Before 1925 |
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"The Fall of the House of Usher" Etching by Robert Lawson
Robert Lawson (1892-1957) was a popular children's book author and illustrator who was the first to win both the Coldecott Medal and the Newbury Medal. In the… |
Etching |
1931 |
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"The Raven" by August Holland
August Holland (1928-1998) is primarily known as a maritime artist, but, early in his careet, he produced a number of illustrations, including the present work,… |
Print on Board |
ca.1960s |
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"The Raven" Illustrated by James Carling
James William Carling (1857-1887) was born in Liverpool and traveled to the United States at the age of fourteen. Hailing himself as the "Lightning Caricaturist"… |
Ink on Board |
ca.1882 |
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A Confession of the Awful and Bloody Transactions in the Life of Charles Wallace, the Fiend-like Murderer of Miss Mary Rogers
This 1851 hoax pamphlet claims to record the confession of the murderer of Mary C. Rogers. The unsolved 1841 murder of Mary Rogers inspired Poe's short story "The… |
Pamphlet |
1851 |
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Aubrey Beardsley Illustrations for Poe's Works
Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was an English artist considered a leader of the Aesthetic movement. Though Beardsley executed these drawings around 1894, they were… |
Print on Paper |
Drawn ca.1894, Printed ca.1925 |
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Der Rabe (The Raven) Movie Poster
This is a German language poster for the 1963 film "The Raven" directed by Roger Corman and starring Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court, and Jck… |
Movie Poster |
1963 |
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Etching of Poe by Lewis Lefort
This etching (a kind of print made by etching lines into a prepared metal printing plate using acid) was made in 1892, well after the subject's death in 1849. The… |
Etching on Paper |
1892 |
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Illustrations by Albert Edward Sterner
Albert Edward Sterner (1863-1946) produced these illustrations in 1894 and 1895 for the ten-volume set The Works of Edgar Allan Poe edited by E.C. Stedman and G. E.… |
Photomechanical Prints |
ca. 1894-5 |
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Illustrations by Frederick Simpson Coburn
Canadian artist Frederick Simpson Coburn (1871-1960) produced these illustrations for the ten-volume set Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (1902) published by G.P.… |
Phographic Prints of Drawings |
1902 |
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Moon Mullins Comic Art
This is the original artwork for a comic strip that was published in 1981. The artists, Ferd Johnson (1905-1996) and Tom Johnson of Corona Del Mar, California,… |
Ink on Paper with Pencil |
1981 |
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Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe by Ferdinand Horvath
Hungarian-born artist Ferdinand Horvath (1891-1973) is best known for his work with Walt Disney during the 1930s. From 1934-37, he work for Disney on several… |
Watercolor and Pencil on Paper |
ca. 1930 |
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Sheet Music for "The Raven" by David Scattergood
This 1865 booklet contains engravings and sheet music for Poe's poem "The Raven," which had originally been published twenty years earlier in 1845. Poe had died in… |
booklet |
1865 |
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The Burning of the Theatre in Richmond Virginia
The complete title of this engraving is "The Burning of the Theater in Richmond, Virginia on the Night of 26th December, 1811" The piece was published by B. Tanner… |
Engraving |
1812 |
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The Fatal Letter
Julia Sully, granddaughter of Poe's friend Robert Sully, gave this small watercolor, a copy of Gilbert Stuart Newton's (1794-1835) oil "The Forsaken," to the Poe… |
watercolor on paper |
After 1820s (original oil by Newton painted in 1820s) |
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Tragic Almanack for 1843
The cover of this almanac bears an illustration of the murder of Mary Rogers. Known as the "Beautiful Cigar Girl," Miss Rogers was a popular hostess at Anderson's… |
Pamphlet |
1842 |