Ricki Yasha TarrWhen I was little, someone showed me the painting Where The Bears Picnic aka The Bear Dance, and I had so much FOMO, that animals were having secret parties I wasn't invited to.
Share a piece of art that had an effect on you as a small child too!
Nic Dafis@RickiTarr I had quite an art-free childhood, sadly, but I suppose I started feeling some kind of hiraeth when I came across Tolkien's illustrations to The Hobbit, then the maps in LOTR, and then BANG Jimmy Cauty’s posters, which still give me shivers, and might be in my mum's attic, we'll see.
Nick@nic @RickiTarr I had this Hobbit poster on my wall and used to stare at it a lot. https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote/115895080133222796
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Attached: 1 image The version of the Hobbit we had wasn’t illustrated, although it had Tolkien’s Smaug on the cover, but I had a promotional Hobbit poster from the Scholastic book club on my bedroom wall and I was fascinated with it. This is the poster.
That’s Brian Froud, yes? Didn’t know he’d done Tolkien stuff but of course it makes sense.
@nic @RickiTarr Paul Bonner, apparently?
@Nickiquote ah, ok, heavy Froud vibes, especially in the characters bottom right, which are very Dark Crystally. Alan Lee was another big name for me early 80s, especially his Mabinogion, then his stuff was all over Jackson's LOTR and that just *is* Middle Earth now.
@nic Yes I got the Alan Lee Hobbit just recently!
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Attached: 1 image I went for this version in the end with lovely Alan Lee illustrations. Thanks to @[email protected] and everyone else. #Tolkien
@Nickiquote I actually got rid of my copy of Lee's illustrated LOTR not so long ago, not because I don't like his pictures, but because it's too big a book to read comfortably, and I've got a nice set of 1970s Unwin paperbacks which just feel right to me.
@nic My Dad had this set, which I guess might be the same as yours. The spines were faded exactly as in these photos. Lovely design though.
https://www.abebooks.com/Lord-Rings-Tolkien-art-sleeve-1974/31580842212/bd#&gid=undefined&pid=1
The Lord of the Rings with Tolkien art in sleeve from 1974, by Unwin Books by Tolkien, J.R.R.: Very Good Soft cover (1974) | Tolkien Library
Soft cover - Unwin Books - 1974 - Condition: Very Good - The Lord of the Rings with Tolkien art in sleeve from 1974, by Unwin Books. A nice set of The Lord of the Rings paperbacks, with Tolkien art on the open-ended sleeve and covers, Unwin Books Edition 1974 This set includes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The Fellowship of the Ring is the 1st impression, 1974, by Unwin Books. The Two Towers is the 1st impression, 1974, by Unwin Books. The Return of the King is the 1st impression, 1974, by Unwin Books. ISBN unknown. 1st impression paperbacks - issued in an open-ended sleeve illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien. These books were produced for export only. These paperbacks books are in good condition with the usual wear at the corners. The Two Towers appears to be read as you can see it at the spine. All three paperbacks have a previous owner inscription from December 1974. The open-ended sleeve has minimal wear around the edges, but the right top corner has a small tear. Some minor rubbing to bottom of the sleeve. Overall a very impressive fine looking set. A nice paperback set of The Lord of the Rings, in an open-ended sleeve, with art on sleeve and covers by Tolkien, released by Unwin Books in 1974. - The Lord of the Rings with Tolkien art in sleeve from 1974, by Unwin Books
@Nickiquote Mine aren't as nice as those, and might be a bit later, but they're the same ones as I read originally... ah, here they are (no slip case, sadly)