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We are Morbid Anatomy are greatly saddened to hear that our good friend--and many times collaborator-- Mel Gordon has died. Mel was a very special man, with a brilliant and idiosyncratic mind and a great generosity of spirit. We at Morbid Anatomy feel very lucky to have known him. RIP Mel. You will be very much missed.

This Easter week-end (March 31 and April 1), a propitious date for resurrection, please join Morbid Anatomy's Joanna Ebenstein and Laetitia Barbier for an informal gathering, with snacks and refreshments, to celebrate the unveiling of the Morbid Anatomy Library in it's new home, the gorgeous 1877 Fort Hamilton Gate House in Green-Wood Cemetery . This will also be your first chance to see our new exhibition The Power of Images: Life, Death and Rebirth , a carefully curated selection of art, books, artifacts and ephemera drawn from the Green-Wood archives and the hands and collections of the Morbid Anatomy Community. Find out more here . Hope very much to see you there! The Fort Hamilton Gate House is located at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place, easily accessible on the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Station. If arriving at the main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue) the Gate House is approximately a 25 minute walk through the Cemetery. The exhibition is not handi...

We are beyond delighted to announce that Morbid Anatomy has a found a temporary new home at Brooklyn's fabulous Green-Wood Cemetery ! The residency will be housed in The Cemetery's city landmark 1877 Fort Hamilton Gatehouse (see below). In the attic (below left) will find a new iteration of the Morbid Anatomy Library. Downstairs will feature The Power of Images: Life, Death, and Rebirth, a new exhibition curated by Morbid Anatomy's Laetitia Barbier and Joanna Ebenstein and featuring artworks, artifacts and ephemera from the hand (or private collections) of Kahn and Selesnick , Dana Sherwood , Rebecca Purcell , Ryan Matthew Cohn , Shannon Taggart , Lourdes Sanchez , The Stephen Romano Gallery, Invisible Gallery, Evan Michelson , The Reanimation Library , Friese Undine , J D Powe , Ronni Thomas, Daisy Tainton , Lado Pochkhua , Brian Cotnoir , Joel Schlemowitz , Eva Aridjis , the Green-Wood Cemetery Archives and more. The Fort Hamilton Gatehouse is right inside the Fort ...

Thanks to all who entered our recent giveaway of three signed copies of our new book Death: A Graveside Companion , our new, heavily illustrated magnum opus documenting the variety of ways humankind has come to terms with, imagined, visualized and pictured death. In the spirit of the book, we asked Morbid Anatomy readers to share an image of their favorite artwork or artifact illustrating the intersections of death and beauty, and to tell us about the piece and why they chose it.  It was very difficult to choose between all the wonderful and imaginative entries, but a bove are the three images we chose, submitted by--from top to bottom--Instagram user @dagger_of_the_mind , J. Moriarty and Lynn Duenow. The first image is "Revelation: The Vision of Death," one of 241 illustrations created by Gustave Doré for a deluxe illustrated bible known as La Grande Bible de Tours in 1866. This image was chosen by @dagger_of_the_mind , who said of it "The Artist's command of...

We are very sad to report the death of the wonderful Mervyn Heard. A rare pairing of scholar and showman, he was a genius of the magic lantern, ghost shows and phantasmagoria, and was a contributor to our recent book Death: A Graveside Companion . He was also a friend and will be sorely missed. This video by the über-talented Ronni Thomas captures he and his passion exceptionally well. RIP, Mervyn. You shall be missed and remembered.

We are delighted to announce a give away of three signed copies of our new book Death: A Graveside Companion , a nearly 400 page compendium of 1,000 images and 19 essays exploring a variety of ways in which humankind has come to terms with, imagined, visualized and pictured death. In the spirit of the book, we are asking Morbid Anatomy readers to share an image of their favorite artwork or artifact that illustrates the intersections of death and beauty, and to tell us--in no more than 3 sentences--about the piece and why they chose it.  Entries must be received by midnight on Sunday, November 19th; the three winners will be picked and announced here soon after. PLEASE NOTE: Due to shipping costs, contest only eligible to those in the USA. There are three ways to enter this contest. Share in the comment section of this Facebook post Post on Instagram with the hashtag #deathbookgiveaway Send it via email to morbidanatomylibrary [at] gmail [dot] com . Can't wait to see what you com...

We would like to wish a festive happy birthday to Death: A Graveside Companion --the new book by our founder Joanna Ebenstein--whose official US release date is today! You can order a copy of this epic book which explores, via over 1,000 images and 19 essays, humankind's attempts attempts – mythological, scientific and popular – to imagine, respond to, or find meaning in the mystery of death here . Image from the book: Ivory Memento Mori by an unknown maker from c. 1640. In the 16th century, the memento mori --or objects created to urge the viewer to contemplate their mortality--moved from the church or the cemetery to the home, with the creation of artworks and objets d’art such as this one. It shows a skeleton standing among symbols of earthly glory, highlighting the futility of vanity and worldly pleasures. More on the book follows. Hope you enjoy! Death: A Graveside Companion Edited by Joanna Ebenstein, Foreword by Will Self Featuring the Richard Harris Art Collection Thame...