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desperance) wrote2008-08-04 03:07 pm
desperance) wrote2008-08-04 03:07 pm
Pauline Baynes
Oh, f-list - why haven't you been full of the news that Pauline Baynes has died?
She was probably the first illustrator whose name I knew (well, it would be her or Quentin Blake, depending on whether I read Narnia before or after the Uncle books by J P Martin). Certainly her early illustrations defined the worlds of both Lewis and Tolkien for me; it was years before I could re-imagine them according to my own readings. And when I think about the books, it's still her covers that I see.
Here's PNH talking about her, a bit.
She was probably the first illustrator whose name I knew (well, it would be her or Quentin Blake, depending on whether I read Narnia before or after the Uncle books by J P Martin). Certainly her early illustrations defined the worlds of both Lewis and Tolkien for me; it was years before I could re-imagine them according to my own readings. And when I think about the books, it's still her covers that I see.
Here's PNH talking about her, a bit.
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