From Cristen Motty, co-creator of the Off Hampton Film Festival and co-owner of Hampton Photo Arts & Framing:

Here's the Thing

Nobody knows that the guy who invented The Addams Family was a Sagaponack local.

Isn't that the coolest? Charles Addams happens to be one of my favorite artists ever, and I actually get goosebumps when I think he lived in the Hamptons.

Addams passed in 1988, but the Tee & Charles Addams Foundation keeps his spirit alive on the East End.

Inside Tip 1 📌

If you want to learn about Addams, start with his coffee table book The World of Charles Addams. I own about four of his books, and this one’s the best place to begin a collection. It pulls in his New Yorker cartoons, the early roots of The Addams Family, and a full range from his first sketches to later work.

Inside Tip 📌 📌

A while back, the Addams Foundation opened Addams’ Sagaponack home for tours. It’s worth reaching out — you might just land a rare walk-through.

Neat.

Sweet.

Contacts

🌐 Tee & Charles Addams Art Foundation

🌐Book Purchase - The World of Charles Addams

About

Cristen Motty and Ben McHugh co-own Hampton Photo Arts & Framing, the artist-centric framing, printing, and archival center that's served the East End's creative community since 1989. Cristen and Ben run the Southampton shop as fellow artists who've exhibited in local galleries, participated in art collectives, and co-created the Off Hampton Film Festival.

Lead-in Image

Book Cover - The World of Charles Addams / Knopf