List of books published on or by artists inspired by Tolkien
I recently started a little thread over with the wonderful people at Tolkienguide.com (Si apre in una nuova finestra) called List of books published on or by artists inspired by Tolkien (Si apre in una nuova finestra) because I had been 'talking' to Joel Merriner on Twitter about art books/ artists inspired by Tolkien and there was no such list yet (he is doing - among many other things - the amazing Arda Illuminated (Si apre in una nuova finestra) series on Youtube I can only highly recommend).
I am copy-pastying the thread from TG over here for one reason - I'll keep it updated on both sides of the internet pond, so to speak - and that is that I am going to order books from this list and do quick reviews on them for you. I will try and concentrate on all the outstanding art that we have from before the film trilogies as well as art since then that is truly original.
If you happen to have any suggestions and/or ideas for this list I would be quite happy to hear them!
Tolkien-inspired artists with stand-alone publications
Blok, Cor. Tolkien Tapestry. 9780007437986 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [HarperCollins, 2011]
Giancola, Donato. Middle-earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend. 9781506710860 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Dark Horse Books, 2019]
Hague, Michael. The Illustrated Hobbit. 9780395520215 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Houghton Mifflin, 1984]
Hildebrandt (Brothers). The Tolkien Years. 9781606903490 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Dynamite Entertainment, 2012]
Johnstone, Jay. Tolkienography. [privately published (Si apre in una nuova finestra), 2019]
Lacon, Ruth. The Art of Ruth Lacon: Illustrations Inspired by the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien 9780955190001 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [ADC Books, 2005]
Wyatt, Joan. A Middle-earth Album: Paintings by Joan Wyatt 9780500271582 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Thames & Hudson, 1979]
Tolkien art anthologies
Realms of Tolkien 9780061055324 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Harper Voyager, 1996]
Tolkien Bestiary, A. David Day 9780345282835 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Ballantine Books/ Mitchell Beazley, 1979] Still the single best art anthology - by far.
Tolkien's Middle-Earth and Monsters Postcard Book: A Book of 40 Postcards 9780007142590 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [HarperCollins, 2002; Lee & Howe] Tolkien Scrapbook/ A Tolkien Treasury. 9780448164557 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Running Press, 1978]
Tolkien's World. 9780261102767 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [HarperCollins, 1992]
Publications containing work of Tolkien-inspired artists
Alexander, Rob. Welcome to my Worlds: The Art of Rob Alexander. 9781843402008 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Paper Tiger, 2005] Mostly known for his Magic: The Gathering and ME:TW work but the Witch-king is on the title page
Dolfen, Jenny. Journeys 2016-2019. [privately published (Si apre in una nuova finestra), 2019]
Dolfen, Jenny. Songs of Sorrow and Hope [Oloris Publishing, 2015, out of print but available as PDF]
Frazetta, Frank. Testament: A Celebration of the Life & Art of Frank Frazetta 9781887424622 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Underwood Books, 2001] 5+ illustrations]
Garland, Linda and Roger. Garlands of Fantasy: The Art of Linda and Roger Garland 9781850283447 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Paper Tiger, 1994]
Gregory, Paul Raymond. Beyond Time and Place: The Art of Paul Raymond Gregory 9780957309500 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Studio 54 Publications, 2012]
Hickman, Stephen. The Art of Stephen Hickman 9781783298457 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Titan Books, 2015] 15 illustrations + essay by Hickman
Kaluta, Michael. Wings of Twilight: The Art of Michael Kaluta 9781561632763 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [NBM Publishing, 2001]
Kirk, Tim. Kirk's Works: An Index of the Art of Tim Kirk. 9780960327614 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Heresy Press, 1980]
Matthews, Rodney. The Rodney Matthews Portfolio 9781585028137 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Paper Tiger, 1990]
Whelan, Michael. Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder 978-0-345-32679-9 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Del Rey, 1987] The Eagles are coming
Well-known artists without any stand-alone publications
Inger Edelfeldt
Soni Alcorn-Hender
Film-related art
The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings 9780345281395 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Ballantine Books, 1978] Bakshi film art
Please note
All the links given here are to Bookfinder.com (Si apre in una nuova finestra), the antiquarian search owned by Amazon. Local search engines for second hand books may exist in your country - if there is a good option to search books in your country/ language I'd be delighted to add a list to this post as well.
Update May, 2022 List put into alphabetical order by artist's name + additions.
This post was originally published (Si apre in una nuova finestra) on Jan 31, 2022.
