J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) renowned author of THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE SILMARILLION, was an artist in pictures as well as in words...
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Dec 17, 2011
Julie
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Once I wrote a paper about Tolkien's art for a history of illustration class, and the TA came up to me and said in this sympathetic voice, "Oh, but he wasn't actually an artist." If only I had been holding this book at the time so I could shove it in her face.
PS: Later the professor read part of my paper to the class because it was just that good, haha.
PS #2: As regards the actual book, it's a great history of Tolkien's art, with a lot of lovely images. He was a More...
PS: Later the professor read part of my paper to the class because it was just that good, haha.
PS #2: As regards the actual book, it's a great history of Tolkien's art, with a lot of lovely images. He was a More...
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Jan 27, 2011
Erika
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I came across this book in the Western Michigan University library in the process of my search for books on Tolkien's works. It caught my attention because while I considered Tolkien to be the best author of the twentieth century, I had had no idea that he was an artist. This book is filled with full color plates of Tolkien's original artwork, and each chapter focuses on different aspects of his style, influences, techniques, and areas of focus. I learned quite a bit about the things that Tolkie
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Oct 24, 2009
Sofia
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My first Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull book about Tolkien. It's fantastic. It shows Tolkien's range as an artist and not only as a writter.
Oct 25, 2011
Miss Clark
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Jan 05, 2011
captain america
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fuck all those hildebrandt paintings and other artists turning tolkien characters into trading cards and calendars. this is j.r.r.'s vision and has almost no people in it, as it should be, so you can use your own imagination.
too bad it wasn't possible to make the lord of the rings movie without showing any characters...
too bad it wasn't possible to make the lord of the rings movie without showing any characters...
Feb 23, 2010
Scholarly, informative and detailed. Clearly if unimaginatively set. Gives due and proper priority to the visual matter.
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