Roger Garland

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Roger Garland
Biographical information
Born28 February, 1950
Died26 October, 2017
StyleFantasy
ImagesGallery
Websitehttp://www.lakeside-gallery.com/

Roger Garland was an English artist, teacher and Tolkien illustrator.


History[edit | edit source]

The Lord of the Nazgûl by Roger Garland

Roger Garland attended Plymouth Art School and studied graphic design at the University of Wolverhampton, where he met his wife Linda Garland.[1] Both graduated in 1970.[1][2] Their son Seth Garland (born 1977) is also an artist. [3] After graduating, Garland taught art at the Poltair School in Cornwall for a decade, while also building a career as an illustrator.[1] His first collaboration with George Allen & Unwin was in 1981,[1] when he was hired to paint a cover for the paperback release of Unfinished Tales. In 1989, he co-founded Lakeside Gallery with his wife, which permanently displays their artwork, including Roger's Tolkien-related paintings, to this day.[1] In his opinion, The Lord of the Nazgûl is his best painting, because it "captures the darker side of these works".[4] He was also an honorary member of The Tolkien Society since 1994.[5]


Published artwork[edit | edit source]

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References

  1. Roger Garland on Facebook (accessed 20 April 2023)
  2. sethgarland.com (accessed 16 May 2023)
  3. Fallece el ilustrador Roger Garland at sociedadtolkien.org (quote translated back from Spanish, original not found)(accessed 19 April 2023)
  4. Tolkien illustrator Roger Garland has died at tolkiensociety.org (accessed 19 April 2023)
Illustrators of The Lord of the Rings
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
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
Emily Austin (2023) · Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Jenny Dolfen (2023) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) · Spiros Gelekas (2023) · Justin Gerard (2023) · Donato Giancola (2023) · 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, 2024) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022) · Kip Rasmussen (2023) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017)