John Howe
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{{Infobox actor
| name = John Howe
| image = John Howe 2003.jpg
| caption = John Howe in 2003
| birthdate = [[August 21]], [[1957]] (age 50)
| location = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
}}
'''John Howe''' (born [[August 21]], [[1957]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]) is a book [[illustrator]], living in [[Neuchatel]], [[Switzerland]]. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in [[Strasbourg]], France, then at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs.
He is best known for his work based on [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s worlds. Howe and [[Alan Lee]] were the lead artists of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy]]. Howe also re-illustrated the maps of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Hobbit]]'', and ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' in [[1996]]–[[2003]]. His work is however not limited to this, and includes images of myths such as the Anglo Saxon legend of [[Beowulf]]. He also illustrated many other books, amongst which many belong to the fantasy genre ([[Robin Hobb]]'s books for instance.) Howe also contributed to the film adaptation of [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]. In [[2005]] a limited edition of [[George R. R. Martin]]'s novel ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' was released by [[Meisha Merlin]], complete with numerous illustrations by Howe.
John Howe is a member of the [[Living_history|living history]] group the [[Company of Saynt George]].
==See also==
*[[Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien]]
==External links==
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*[http://www.john-howe.com/ John Howe's Web site]
*[http://www.johnhowedocumentary.com/ Documentary portrait of the artist]
*[http://www.johnhowe2007.com/ Website of his main 2007 exhibition in Saint-Ursanne (CH)]
*[http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/theape/lcs-interview-john-howe/ A fun little interview with John Howe]
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