Eowyn's Cup and Alan Lee - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 07-08-2005, 04:15 PM

In an interview with Lee he said that he didn't chose the scenes he would depict but, in consultation with the publisher he found out where the plates would be placed in the book by the printers & depicted what would be on the opposite page. This meant that some of the scenes he might have chosen to depict weren't available.

I'm interested in Bb's theory - & it could be a very interesting subject to explore - though it might tell us more about the artists than about Tolkien's work. I've linked to my favourite Tolkien illustrations before, but as to why they're my favourites - who knows....

07-08-2005, 04:15 PM	#9
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	In an interview with Lee he said that he didn't chose the scenes he would depict but, in consultation with the publisher he found out where the plates would be placed in the book by the printers & depicted what would be on the opposite page. This meant that some of the scenes he might have chosen to depict weren't available. I'm interested in Bb's theory - & it could be a very interesting subject to explore - though it might tell us more about the artists than about Tolkien's work. I've linked to my favourite Tolkien illustrations before, but as to why they're my favourites - who knows.... __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."