Terrance Lindall (born 1944) is an American artist and the co-director and chief administrator of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center in

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, New York. Lindall's illustrations have been published in '' Heavy Metal'', '' Creepy'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', among others.

Education

Born in

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, Lindall attended the

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and

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, graduating from the latter in 1970 with degrees in Philosophy and English.

Career

Lindall has worked in comic books, including

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's ''Creepy'', ''Eerie'' and ''Vampirella''. According to ''

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'', he has also done illustrations for

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. His illustrations of

John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and polit ...

, some of which were originally published in ''Heavy Metal'', have been featured in textbooks and modern printings of Milton's work as well as Lindall's rendition of ''

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'' in prose. One of his illustrations is featured on the

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website created to support its 400th anniversary celebration of Milton. Terrance Lindall has worked with Yuko Nii in developing the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center. The Williamsburt Art & Historical Center was the site of a 2008 celebration in honor of Milton's 400th birthday, the Grand Paradise Lost Costume Ball; this event, which featured some of Lindall's illustrations of Milton, gained international attention. Lindall is also an author and editor. In addition to his prose synopsis of Milton's ''Paradise Lost'', his publication include a collection of short stories, ''Blue-eyed Satori: And Other Stories'', and an article in ''

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''. File:Lindall Surrealist2.jpg , Lindall, 2006 File:PL Ceremony.jpg , Lindall at the opening ceremony of the Milton festival, 2008

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References

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