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Alan Lee Biography
Alan Lee is one of the famous Illustrator, who was born on the memorable day of August 20 in the year 1947. Hailing from the vibrant city of Virginia, Alan Lee is a proud citizen of United States.
Award-winning illustrator and motion picture art designer best known for his work on “The Lord of the Rings” books and films. His illustrations adorned such classics as the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” and “Metamorphoses” by Ovid.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Alan Lee continues to be an inspiration for many.
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Lee
Death Date
2015-12-19
Education
Ealing Art College
Family
He settled in Chagford, Dartmoor, Devon, England with his wife and two children.
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He illustrated the cover of the popular edition of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s famous work “The Lord of the Rings” from 1991.
Career
He studied at the Ealing School of Art. He was in the running for the Locus Award in 1978 for his work on “Faeries” by Brian Froud.
Trivia
He and his collaborators Grant Major and Dan Hennah received the 2004 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the final chapter in the film trilogy.
Net Worth & Salary
Alan Lee net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Alan Lee Timeline
1937
For the 60th anniversary edition of The Hobbit, Tolkien's 1937 classic, Lee won his second Chesley Award for Interior Illustration (he is a finalist eight times through 2011).
1978
For his 1978 book with Brian Froud, Faeries, Lee was runner-up for the fantasy Locus Award, year's best art or illustrated book.
1981
The art book Faeries, produced in collaboration with Brian Froud, was the basis of a 1981 animated feature of the same name.
1983
Lee made cover paintings for the 1983 Penguin edition of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy.
1988
For illustrating Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson (1988), he won the annual Chesley Award for Best Interior Illustration and he was a highly commended runner-up for the Greenaway Medal.
1992
Tolkien that he has illustrated are the 1992 centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings, a 1999 edition of The Hobbit, the 2007 The Children of Húrin, the 2017 Beren and Lúthien, the 2018 The Fall of Gondolin, and the 2022 The Fall of Númenor.
Non-Tolkien books he has illustrated include Faeries (with Brian Froud), Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock, The Mabinogion (two versions), Castles by David Day, The Mirrorstone by Michael Palin, The Moon's Revenge by Joan Aiken, and Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson.
1993
Two were Rosemary Sutcliff's versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey—namely, Black Ships Before Troy (Oxford, 1993) and The Wanderings of Odysseus (Frances Lincoln, 1995).
1998
For that year's work he won the annual World Fantasy Award, Best Artist, at the 1998 World Fantasy Convention.
2000
In 2000, he won the competitive, juried Spectrum Award for fantastic art in the grandmaster category.
2004
Lee, Grant Major and Dan Hennah earned the 2004 Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, third in the film trilogy.
2005
Two years after completion of The Lord of the Rings film series, Lee released a 192-page collection of his conceptual artwork for the project, entitled The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (HarperCollins, 2005).
2007
He also did the artwork for Alive!, a 2007 CD by the Dutch band Omnia, released during the Castlefest festival.
2008
Lee and John Howe were the lead concept artists of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films and were recruited by director Guillermo del Toro in 2008 for continuity of design in the subsequent The Hobbit films, before joining Jackson when he took over the Hobbit films project.
2009
Another was Adrian Mitchell's version of Ovid's Metamorphoses—namely, Shapeshifters (Frances Lincoln, 2009).
2016
In 2016 he was awarded with the 'Schwäbischen Lindwurm' of the
Dragon Days Crossmedia Fantastikfestival Stuttgart.
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