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		<title>John Howe</title>
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| image=[[Image:John Howe.jpg|250px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name=John Howe&lt;br /&gt;
| born=[[21 August|August 21]], [[1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
| died=&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&lt;br /&gt;
| images=&lt;br /&gt;
| location=Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;
| website=http://www.john-howe.com/&lt;br /&gt;
|}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;John Howe&#039;&#039;&#039; (b. August 21, [[1957]] in Vancouver, Canada) is a renowned artist, especially well-known for his illustrations of Middle-earth. He served as a lead concept artist and designer for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]], as well as [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy]] alongside fellow conceptual artist [[Alan Lee]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Life==&lt;br /&gt;
John Howe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He graduated from the École des Arts Dècoratifs of [[wikipedia:Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]. Howe has illustrated many of Tolkien&#039;s works including &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;. He now lives in [[wikipedia:Neuchatel|Neuchatel]] with his wife and son.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howe&#039;s [[:Image:John Howe - Boromir 01.jpg|version]] of [[Boromir]] is based on his own face. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Peter Jackson&#039;s The Lord of the Rings==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe, along with his colleague [[Alan Lee]], was the lead artist for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]. Contrary to popular belief, he does not appear as one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in the Prologue of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]. Howe is often identified as the second from the left, but a picture with better light shows that to be a different person.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Published in: [[Chris Smith]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare]]&#039;&#039;, page 3, also [[Jude Fisher]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Visual Companion|The Return of the King Visual Companion]]&#039;&#039;, page 32.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Published Artwork==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe is one of [[HarperCollins]]&#039; most used artists, and his cover art is frequently featured on translations as well. &lt;br /&gt;
===Multiple editions===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Unfinished Tales]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lays of Beleriand]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the Shadow]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Treason of Isengard]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Sauron Defeated]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Morgoth&#039;s Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Jewels]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The History of Middle-earth Index]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
===Calendars and books===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1987]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1987 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1988]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1988 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1991]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1991 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1995|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Tolkien Diary 1995|The Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien Calendar 1997|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - [[Iron Crown Enterprises]]&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1998]] - &#039;&#039;[[The History of The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; boxset&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1999]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Beleriand and the Lands to the North]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2000]] - &#039;&#039;[[Lord of the Rings (board game)|Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Calendar 2001|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary 2001|The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2003]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Maps of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2004]] - &#039;&#039;[[War of the Ring (Board game)|War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2006]] - &#039;&#039;[[Battles of the Third Age]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Illustrating Tolkien means treading warily, dipping one&#039;s brush in shadow and rinsing them in light. Battle and balance, down the impossible path between the clear and the obscure.|John Howe on painting Middle-earth, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Somewhat shamefully I am obliged to admit that I first read &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;, and finally &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;. [...] Thus, I plunged directly into the world of Tolkien just above the [[Rauros|Falls of Rauros]] and have been swimming diligently ever since.|John Howe on his reading experience, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|It was this place in North Island, and we wandered round these fields saying, well, [[Bag End]] can go here, that can be our party tree; it was very exciting. It&#039;s almost even more fun to have a location imposed upon you, because you really have to get down to brass tacks and figure it out, imagine it on paper. It&#039;s a real illustrator&#039;s job.|John Howe on working for [[Weta Workshop|Weta]], [http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034289p1.html Interview].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images by John Howe|Images by John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images of John Howe|Images of John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{references}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== External Links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.john-howe.com Official Website]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{WP|John Howe}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.uruloki.org/felipeblog/poderfriki-com-and-uruloki-have-an-interview-with-john-howe-yes-john-howe Interview with John Howe]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Artists|Howe, John]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Canadian people|Howe, John]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People by name|Howe, John]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<updated>2012-12-02T18:59:53Z</updated>

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| died=&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&lt;br /&gt;
| images=&lt;br /&gt;
| location=Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;
| website=http://www.john-howe.com/&lt;br /&gt;
|}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;John Howe&#039;&#039;&#039; (born August 21, [[1957]] in Vancouver, Canada) is a renowned artist, especially well-known for his illustrations of Middle-earth. He served as a lead concept artist and designer for &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]&#039;&#039;, as well as [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy]] alongside fellow conceptual artist [[Alan Lee]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Life==&lt;br /&gt;
John Howe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He graduated from the École des Arts Dècoratifs of [[wikipedia:Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]. Howe has illustrated many of Tolkien&#039;s works including &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;. He now lives in [[wikipedia:Neuchatel|Neuchatel]] with his wife and son.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howe&#039;s [[:Image:John Howe - Boromir 01.jpg|version]] of [[Boromir]] is based on his own face. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Peter Jackson&#039;s The Lord of the Rings==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe, along with his colleague [[Alan Lee]], was the lead artist for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]. Contrary to popular belief, he does not appear as one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in the Prologue of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]. Howe is often identified as the second from the left, but a picture with better light shows that to be a different person.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Published in: [[Chris Smith]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare]]&#039;&#039;, page 3, also [[Jude Fisher]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Visual Companion|The Return of the King Visual Companion]]&#039;&#039;, page 32.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Published Artwork==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe is one of [[HarperCollins]]&#039; most used artists, and his cover art is frequently featured on translations as well. &lt;br /&gt;
===Multiple editions===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Unfinished Tales]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lays of Beleriand]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the Shadow]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Treason of Isengard]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Sauron Defeated]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Morgoth&#039;s Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Jewels]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The History of Middle-earth Index]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
===Calendars and books===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1987]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1987 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1988]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1988 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1991]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1991 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1995|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Tolkien Diary 1995|The Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien Calendar 1997|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - [[Iron Crown Enterprises]]&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1998]] - &#039;&#039;[[The History of The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; boxset&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1999]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Beleriand and the Lands to the North]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2000]] - &#039;&#039;[[Lord of the Rings (board game)|Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Calendar 2001|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary 2001|The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2003]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Maps of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2004]] - &#039;&#039;[[War of the Ring (Board game)|War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2006]] - &#039;&#039;[[Battles of the Third Age]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Illustrating Tolkien means treading warily, dipping one&#039;s brush in shadow and rinsing them in light. Battle and balance, down the impossible path between the clear and the obscure.|John Howe on painting Middle-earth, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Somewhat shamefully I am obliged to admit that I first read &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;, and finally &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;. [...] Thus, I plunged directly into the world of Tolkien just above the [[Rauros|Falls of Rauros]] and have been swimming diligently ever since.|John Howe on his reading experience, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|It was this place in North Island, and we wandered round these fields saying, well, [[Bag End]] can go here, that can be our party tree; it was very exciting. It&#039;s almost even more fun to have a location imposed upon you, because you really have to get down to brass tacks and figure it out, imagine it on paper. It&#039;s a real illustrator&#039;s job.|John Howe on working for [[Weta Workshop|Weta]], [http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034289p1.html Interview].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images by John Howe|Images by John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images of John Howe|Images of John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{references}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== External Links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.john-howe.com Official Website]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{WP|John Howe}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.uruloki.org/felipeblog/poderfriki-com-and-uruloki-have-an-interview-with-john-howe-yes-john-howe Interview with John Howe]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Artists|Howe, John]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Canadian people|Howe, John]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People by name|Howe, John]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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| image=[[Image:John Howe.jpg|250px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name=John Howe&lt;br /&gt;
| born=[[21 August|August 21]], [[1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
| died=&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&lt;br /&gt;
| images=&lt;br /&gt;
| location=Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;
| website=http://www.john-howe.com/&lt;br /&gt;
|}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;John Howe&#039;&#039;&#039; (born August 21, [[1957]] in Vancouver, Canada) is a renowned artist, especially well-known for his illustrations of Middle-earth. He served as a lead concept artist and designer for &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]] as well as [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]&#039;&#039; alongside fellow conceptual artist [[Alan Lee]] to ensure continuity of design. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Life==&lt;br /&gt;
John Howe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He graduated from the École des Arts Dècoratifs of [[wikipedia:Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]. Howe has illustrated many of Tolkien&#039;s works including &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;. He now lives in [[wikipedia:Neuchatel|Neuchatel]] with his wife and son.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howe&#039;s [[:Image:John Howe - Boromir 01.jpg|version]] of [[Boromir]] is based on his own face. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Peter Jackson&#039;s The Lord of the Rings==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe, along with his colleague [[Alan Lee]], was the lead artist for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]. Contrary to popular belief, he does not appear as one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in the Prologue of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]. Howe is often identified as the second from the left, but a picture with better light shows that to be a different person.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Published in: [[Chris Smith]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare]]&#039;&#039;, page 3, also [[Jude Fisher]], &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Visual Companion|The Return of the King Visual Companion]]&#039;&#039;, page 32.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Published Artwork==&lt;br /&gt;
Howe is one of [[HarperCollins]]&#039; most used artists, and his cover art is frequently featured on translations as well. &lt;br /&gt;
===Multiple editions===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Unfinished Tales]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Silmarillion]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lays of Beleriand]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the Shadow]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Treason of Isengard]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Sauron Defeated]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[Morgoth&#039;s Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The War of the Jewels]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[[The History of Middle-earth Index]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
===Calendars and books===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1987]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1987 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1988]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1988 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1991]] - &#039;&#039;[[The 1991 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1995|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Tolkien Diary 1995|The Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1995]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien Calendar 1997|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]] - [[Iron Crown Enterprises]]&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1998]] - &#039;&#039;[[The History of The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; boxset&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1999]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Map of Tolkien&#039;s Beleriand and the Lands to the North]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2000]] - &#039;&#039;[[Lord of the Rings (board game)|Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Calendar 2001|Tolkien Calendar]]&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[2001]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary 2001|The Lord of the Rings Tolkien Diary]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2003]] - &#039;&#039;[[The Maps of Tolkien&#039;s Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2004]] - &#039;&#039;[[War of the Ring (Board game)|War of the Ring]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2006]] - &#039;&#039;[[Battles of the Third Age]]&#039;&#039; (board game)&lt;br /&gt;
==Quotes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Illustrating Tolkien means treading warily, dipping one&#039;s brush in shadow and rinsing them in light. Battle and balance, down the impossible path between the clear and the obscure.|John Howe on painting Middle-earth, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|Somewhat shamefully I am obliged to admit that I first read &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;, and finally &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;. [...] Thus, I plunged directly into the world of Tolkien just above the [[Rauros|Falls of Rauros]] and have been swimming diligently ever since.|John Howe on his reading experience, &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth|Tolkien&#039;s World]]&#039;&#039;.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{quote|It was this place in North Island, and we wandered round these fields saying, well, [[Bag End]] can go here, that can be our party tree; it was very exciting. It&#039;s almost even more fun to have a location imposed upon you, because you really have to get down to brass tacks and figure it out, imagine it on paper. It&#039;s a real illustrator&#039;s job.|John Howe on working for [[Weta Workshop|Weta]], [http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034289p1.html Interview].}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== See Also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images by John Howe|Images by John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images of John Howe|Images of John Howe]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.john-howe.com Official Website]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* {{WP|John Howe}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.uruloki.org/felipeblog/poderfriki-com-and-uruloki-have-an-interview-with-john-howe-yes-john-howe Interview with John Howe]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Alan Lee&#039;&#039;&#039; (b. [[20 August|August 20]], [[1947]]) is a renowned British artist. He has illustrated numerous Tolkien Calendars as well as books. Lee and [[John Howe]] were the lead conceptual designers for both [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Life==&lt;br /&gt;
Alan Lee was born in London, and attended the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing Ealing] School of Art.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496769/bio IMDb biography]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the advice of a friend, he read &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; when he was 17, and it greatly influenced his professional work. He had at that time never heard of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] or &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://einsiders.com/features/interviews/alanlee.php Interview], EInsiders.com.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He moved to Dartmoor and married Marja Kruÿt. They have one daughter together, Virginia.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.visionary-artist.co.uk/index.html Biography] of Marja Lee Kruÿt.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.herenistarion.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=37&amp;amp;Itemid=33 Interview], [[North East Tolkien Society|HerenIstarion.org]].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Alan has suffered many deaths in his lifetime, including his father&#039;s when he was only 13 years of age.&lt;br /&gt;
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In his paintings, Lee uses watercolour. He describes his style as a combination of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(visual_arts) Realistic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism Romantic].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Designing Middle-earth&amp;quot;, [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]], Extended Edition.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi&#039;s The Fellowship of the Ring]]==&lt;br /&gt;
Two pieces of artwork were used in the epilogue of this game; one with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and one with [[Gollum]]. He does not appear in the game&#039;s credits.&lt;br /&gt;
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==[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]==&lt;br /&gt;
On [[13 November|November 13]], [[1997]], New Zealand filmmaker [[Peter Jackson]] sent a parcel containing [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116344/ &amp;quot;Forgotten Silver&amp;quot;] and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110005/  &amp;quot;Heavenly Creatures&amp;quot;], and a letter explaining an upcoming movie project, then still for Miramax. Jackson was greatly inspired by Lee, and wanted him to be part of the crew. Lee watched the movies, and phoned back 3,5 hours later to say yes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/01/23/alan_lee_feature.shtml &amp;quot;Lord of the Drawings&amp;quot;], BBC Interview.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Three weeks later he flew to New Zealand, where he and [[John Howe]] joined the [[Weta Workshop]]. He would live in New Zealand for six years, before returning to Dartmoor.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;designing&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Designing Middle-earth&amp;quot;, [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]], Extended Edition.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His daughter Virginia also worked on the movie; one of her contributions was woodwork for the throne of [[Théoden]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;designing&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Lee has two cameos in Peter Jackson&#039;s movies: he appears as the second from the right of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;, and as a man of [[Rohan]] at the armoury of the [[Hornburg]] in &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lee has expressed interest in working on &#039;&#039;The Hobbit&#039;&#039;, &amp;quot;[B]ut it would have to be a pretty special film to match the experience of working on The Lord of the Rings&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/01/23/alan_lee_feature.shtml &amp;quot;Lord of the Drawings&amp;quot;], BBC Interview.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Published artwork==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1984]]: &#039;&#039;Castles&#039;&#039; (text by [[David Day]])&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1991]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1992]]: &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s World: Paintings of Middle-earth]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1992]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1992]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1992]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1993]]: &#039;&#039;[[The 1993 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar|Tolkien Calendar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1994]]: &#039;&#039;[[Tolkien&#039;s Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1994]]: &#039;&#039;[[Realms of Tolkien|Realms of Tolkien: Images of Middle-earth]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1997]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Hobbit]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2005]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2007]]: &#039;&#039;[[The Children of Húrin]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2007]]: &#039;&#039;The Lord of the Rings Calendar&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2008]]: &#039;&#039;The Children of Húrin Calendar&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2008]]: &#039;&#039;[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Awards==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[1998]] - &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/1998.html World Fantasy Award]&#039;&#039;&#039;, Best Artist. &lt;br /&gt;
* [[2002]] - &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.nbrmp.org/ NBR Award]&#039;&#039;&#039;, Best Production Design/Art Direction, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2003]] - &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.vesawards.com/ VES Award]&#039;&#039;&#039;, Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2004]] - &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.oscars.org/ Academy Award]&#039;&#039;&#039;, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2004]] -  &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://pressacademy.com/ Golden Satellite Award]&#039;&#039;&#039;, Best Art Direction, &#039;&#039;Peter Jackson&#039;s The Return of the King&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bibliography, selected==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[2008]]: &#039;&#039;[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
**&amp;quot;Afterword&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Images by Alan Lee|Images by Alan Lee]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{WP|Alan Lee}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496769/ Alan Lee] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDb]&lt;br /&gt;
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