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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Bat Beanbag Toy by Edward Gorey
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Edward Gorey

Bat beanbag, (1980)
(Middle Falls, NY): Toy Works
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$ 250.00
Edward Gorey, Bat beanbag, (1980)
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This bean bag bat with wings outstretched measures approximately fifteen inches from wingtip to wingtip. The fabric is printed with a black & white crosshatched pattern that is shaded on...
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This bean bag bat with wings outstretched measures approximately fifteen inches from wingtip to wingtip. The fabric is printed with a black & white crosshatched pattern that is shaded on the wings and body to give the figure more dimensionality, evoking Gorey’s characteristic drawing style. The wings are stiffened and stitched along the folds. The bat also has glittering red rhinestone eyes. This is one of five bean bag animals in a collection designed by Edward Gorey and produced by Toy Works; it is also the largest of these toys. Although the toys in this series are not all necessarily characters from Gorey’s works, this bat appears to be inspired by his designs for his Tony Award-winning 1977 production of Dracula. Fine.
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Toledano, p. 153.
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