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Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, the Tolkien years / text by Gregory Hildebrandt, Jr. ; edited by Glenn Herdling.
LIBRA - Rare ND237.H587 A4 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hildebrandt, Gregory.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hildebrandt, Greg.
- Hildebrandt, Tim.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings--Illustrations.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Calendar art--United States--History--20th century.
- Calendar art.
- Hildebrandt, Tim--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hildebrandt, Greg--Criticism and interpretation.
- Lord of the rings (Tolkien, J. R. R.).
- History.
- United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Hildebrandt, Tim--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hildebrandt, Greg--Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- History.
- Illustrated works.
- Pictures.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 131 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001.
- Summary:
- Author, Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. son and nephew of the internationally renowned fantasy artists, witnessed the making of the paintings for the bestselling Tolkien calendars. Here he shares his recollections of their creation, from idyllic Hobbiton to fearsome Mordor. Includes a collection of original sketches and photographs for the paintings.
- Contents:
- 1976 J.R.R. Tolkien calendar
- Gandalf visits Bilbo
- Tom Bombadil
- At the Prancing Pony
- Bilbo at Rivendell
- The ring of Galadriel
- Captured by the Orcs
- The Fellowship of the Ring begins
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The road to Minas Tirith
- Treebeard
- Saruman at Orthanc
- City of the Ringwraiths
- Eowyn and the Nazgul
- The return of the king
- Gandalf
- Smaug
- Goldberry begins
- Goldberry
- Rivendell
- Balrog
- Lothlorien
- Faramir begins
- Faramir
- The unexpected party begins
- The unexpected party
- Helm's Deep
- Ghan-Buri-Ghan
- The siege of Minas Tirith begins
- The siege of Minas Tirith
- The healing of Eowyn
- Cirith Ungol
- The wedding of the king begins
- The wedding of the king
- Gimli and Legolas
- Farmer Maggot's hospitality
- Old Man Willow
- The gift of Galadriel
- The pillars of the kings
- Gollum
- The return of Gandalf
- At the Grey Havens begins
- At the Grey Havens
- Saruman and the Palantir
- The golden hall of Rohan
- Beorn the Beserker
- King Theoden and Wormtongue
- Shelob
- The dark tower
- Concept sketches
- The fourth calendar and beyond
- Commissioned artwork.
- ISBN:
- 0823051242
- 9780823051243
- OCLC:
- 45668861
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