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Tolkien Calendars
Tolkien Calendars, displaying artworks interpreting J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, have appeared annually since 1976. Some of the early calendars were illustrated with Tolkien's own artwork. Artists including the Brothers Hildebrandt and Ted Nasmith produced popular work on themes from ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''; later calendars also illustrated scenes from ''The Silmarillion''. Some calendars have been named "Hobbit Calendar" or "Lord of the Rings Calendar", but "Tolkien Calendar" has remained the most popular choice of name. Artists Starting out The earliest known production is the 1969 calendar printed in the ''Meretricious'' fanzine in December 1968. It was illustrated by Tim Kirk. Ian and Betty Ballantine of Ballantine Books, publishers of ''The Lord of the Rings'' in the United States from the 1960s, brought out a Tolkien Calendar in 1973; Ian Ballantine sent a copy to J. R. R. Tolkien, explaining that he always aimed to please the author. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustrating Tolkien
Since the publication of J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' in 1937, artists Tolkien's artwork, including Tolkien himself have sought to capture aspects of Middle-earth fantasy novels in paintings and drawings. He was followed in his lifetime by artists whose work he liked, such as Pauline Baynes, Mary Fairburn, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Ted Nasmith, and by some whose work he rejected, such as Horus Engels for the German edition of ''The Hobbit''. Tolkien had strong views on illustration of fantasy, especially in the case of his own works. His recorded opinions range from his rejection of the use of images in his 1936 essay ''On Fairy-Stories'', to agreeing the case for decorative images for certain purposes, and his actual creation of images to accompany the text in ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. Commentators including Ruth Lacon and Pieter Collier have described his views on illustration as contradictory, and his requirements as being as fastidious as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |