Ted Nasmith
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Ted Nasmith | |
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Biographical information | |
Born | 1956, Goderich, Ontario, Canada |
Style | Luminism, Victorian neoclassical |
Images | Images by Ted Nasmith |
Location | Toronto, Canada |
Website | http://www.tednasmith.com |
Ted Nasmith is a Canadian artist who has done a tremendous amount of work involving Tolkien's masterpieces.
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[edit] Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings
Many fans of Ted Nasmith have expressed disappointment in his lack of involvement in The Lord of the Rings (film series).
- "I was contacted by a producer in early '99. They invited me to be there with the others in New Zealand to help with conceptual art, and made me a nice offer. However, I was going through a personal crisis unrelated to my art, and in the end, being that it would also force me to abandon my freelance obligations and be away indefinitely, I reluctantly declined, settling the question in my mind after very careful deliberation. It was a difficult decision."
- ― Ted Nasmith [1]
One fan has created a website known as Ted Nasmith: The Uncredited Lord of the Rings Films Concept Artist. The website displays side-by-side illustrations by Nasmith with later scenes in The Lord of the Rings films. Peter Jackson was inspired by Nasmith - as Alan Lee described:
- ""[T]here were certain pictures of Ted's that Peter quite liked. He actually bought one of Nasmith's originals --- a very striking picture of Mordor""
- ― Alan Lee [2]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As illustrator
[edit] Books
- 1992: Tolkien's World: Paintings of Middle-earth (with various artists)
- 1993: Tolkien's Dragons and Monsters (postcard book)
- 1996: Realms of Tolkien (with various artists)
- 1997: Tolkien's Hobbit (postcard book, one postcard)
- 1998: The Silmarillion (hardback illustrated edition)
- 1998: The Silmarillion Poster Collection
- 1999: Tolkien Diary 2000
- 1999: Tolkien's Middle-earth (postcard book)
- 1999: Tolkien's Dragons and Monsters (postcard book, reiusse)
- 2000: The Lord of the Rings (postcard book)
- 2001: Tolkien Diary 2002
- 2002: Tolkien's Middle-earth and Monsters (postcard book)
- 2002: Tolkien Diary 2003
- 2003: Tolkien Diary 2004
- 2003: The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- 2004: The Silmarillion (second hardback illustrated edition)
- 2008: Tolkien Diary 2009
- 2009: Tolkien Diary 2010
- 2012: Hobbit to Hero
- 2020: Unfinished Tales (with John Howe and Alan Lee)
[edit] Calendars
- 1986: The Tolkien Calendar 1987 (with Roger Garland, John Howe and Alan Lee)
- 1987: The Tolkien Calendar 1988 (with Roger Garland and John Howe)
- 1989: Tolkien Calendar 1990
- 1991: Tolkien - The Centenary Calendar 1992
- 1995: J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1996
- 1999: Tolkien Calendar 2000
- 2001: Tolkien Calendar 2002
- 2002: Tolkien Calendar 2003
- 2003: Tolkien Calendar 2004
- 2007: Heren Istarion 2008 The Northeast Tolkien Society (with Jef Murray and Catherine Sparsidis)
- 2008: Tolkien Calendar 2009
- 2009: Beyond Bree Calendar 2010 (with various artists)
- 2009: Tolkien Calendar 2010
- 2010: 2011 Beyond Bree 30th Anniversary Calendar (with various artists)
- 2011: Beyond Bree 2012 Calendar (with various artists)
- 2012: Beyond Bree 2013 Calendar (with various artists
- 2020: Tolkien Calendar 2021 (with John Howe and Alan Lee)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- 1983: Amon Hen 64 (internal art)
- 1985: Amon Hen 75 (cover art)
- 1986: Amon Hen 85 (cover art)
- 1995: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game (various cards)
- 1997: A Long-Expected Party: MECCG Sites and Scenarios (cover art)
- 1997: Arwen's Choice (jigsaw)
- 1997: The Way is Shut (jigsaw)
- 2002: ...Where the Shadows Lie (album cover art)
- 2003: Lord of the Rings Trivia Game (board game)
- 2003: Sword's Song (album cover art)
- 2007: Evernight (album)
- 2010: Middle-earth and Beyond (cover art)
- 2010: Beyond the Western Seas (album cover art)
- 2011: Mallorn 52 (cover art)
- 2012: Green Suns and Faërie (cover art)
- 2012: Mallorn 53 (cover art)
- 2013: Mallorn 54 (cover art)
[edit] Articles
- 1984: Amon Hen 69
- "Of the Land of Shadow"
- 1985: Amon Hen 76
- "Oxonmoot Report"
- 1989: Mallorn 26
- "On Illustrating Tolkien"
- 2000: Amon Hen 161
- "A Trip to Roanne"
- 2005: Amon Hen 195
- "Review: The Forsaken Realm of Tolkien"
- 2005: Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages (edited by Jane Chance and Alfred K. Siewers)
- "Similar but not Similar"
- 2007: Silver Leaves 1
- "Remembering Professor Daniel Timmons" (with Sunny Timmons)
- 2015: Amon Hen 256
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Illustrators of The Hobbit | |
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Internal art | J.R.R. Tolkien (1937-present) · Eric Fraser (The Folio Society: 1979, 1992-present) · Michael Hague (1984-1992) · David T. Wenzel (graphic novel: 1989-present) · Alan Lee (1997-present) · David Wyatt (1998-2001, 2012-2013) · John Howe (pop-up: 1999) · Jemima Catlin (2013-present) |
Cover art only | J.R.R. Tolkien (1937-present) · Pauline Baynes (1961) · Roger Garland (1987-1989) · John Howe (1991-present) · Ted Nasmith (1989-1991) · Barbara Remington (1965 US) |
Illustrators of The Lord of the Rings | |
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Internal art | J.R.R. Tolkien (1937-present) · Eric Fraser/Ingahild Grathmer (The Folio Society: 1979, 1992-present) · Alan Lee (1997-present) |
Cover art only | J.R.R. Tolkien (1937-present) · Pauline Baynes (1970-1989) · Roger Garland (1983-1991) · John Howe (1991-present) · Ted Nasmith (1990) · Geoff Taylor (1999) |
Illustrators of The Silmarillion | |
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Internal art | Francis Mosley (The Folio Society: 1997-present)· Ted Nasmith (1998-present) |
Cover art only | J.R.R. Tolkien (1937-present) · Roger Garland (1983-1991) · John Howe (1992-1995) |
Illustrators of official Tolkien calendars |
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Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) · Michael Hague (1986) · The Brothers Hildebrandt (1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US) · John Howe (1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2021) · Tove Jansson (2016) · Michael Kaluta (1994) · Tim Kirk (1975) · Alan Lee (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017) |