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Pauline Baynes, Tolkien's favorite illustrator, dies at 85.

N.E. Brigand
Half-elven


Aug 3 2008, 12:19am

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Wayne Hammond reports the death of Baynes at her home in Surrey. Pauline Baynes was the original illustrator of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series, as well as of Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham (1948), The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book (1962), and Smith of Wootton Major (1967).

We discussed Baynes' illustrations in the Reading Room here and here.

R.I.P.

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Eledhwen
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Aug 3 2008, 12:50am

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I love her stuff - particularly her Narnia illustrations, which are dotted throughout my rather battered paperback editions. Still, 85's not a bad innings.

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Kimi
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Aug 3 2008, 1:07am

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A sad loss. [In reply to] Can't Post

Narnia and Pauline Baynes are closely associated in my memory, and I love her Tolkien illustrations, too. We've lost a living link with Lewis and with JRRT.

A lady who gave much joy to the world, and who will be sadly missed.


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grammaboodawg
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Aug 3 2008, 1:33am

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I've always found her illustrations to give a lightness and innocence to Tolkien's stories. Soft and whimsical.

Thank you so much for the links to discussions of her work. Wonderful :)

Peace.



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dernwyn
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Aug 3 2008, 1:49am

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*raises mug* To Ms. Baynes, with many heartfelt thanks! [In reply to] Can't Post

Her simple style suited Tolkien's works so well! And Lewis's, also. I still have her maps of both Middle-earth and Narnia.

And hopefully she doesn't mind that her Chrysophylax is my avatar...Smile

A long and fruitful life! May she be blessed, and rest in serene peace.


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diedye
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Aug 3 2008, 2:20am

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I think one of her works is the perfect swan song for her... [In reply to] Can't Post



The lady in question (with C.S. Lewis' stepson) ...



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Penthe
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Aug 3 2008, 2:37am

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Very sad news [In reply to] Can't Post

Whenever I think of her work I imagine the illustration of Prince Caspian riding through the forest more than any other.

It's odd to think that she was younger than my grandparents, for some reason.

No improvement is too small or trivial to be worthwhile.


a.s.
Valinor


Aug 3 2008, 2:52am

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Yes, I know this is a Tolkien fan site Heart but Narnia is a Baynes drawing to me. Nothing has ever meant as much to me, in the long run, as the thought that beyond the Shadowlands was Aslan's country. And Aslan's country was a Pauline Baynes' illustration.

I hope she is running up the hill as we speak.

a.s.

"an seileachan"

Pooh began to feel a little more comfortable, because when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.


a.s.
Valinor


Aug 3 2008, 2:57am

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And Reep. And Eustace the dragon, crying. And [In reply to] Can't Post

the workings of the Dawn Treader, opened so we can see the rowers inside.

And Puddleglum.

I am feeling a bit nostalgic, I think.

Unsure

a.s.

"an seileachan"

Pooh began to feel a little more comfortable, because when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.


dernwyn
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Aug 3 2008, 3:17am

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That IS perfect, diedye! :-) // [In reply to] Can't Post

 


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Compa_Mighty
Tol Eressea


Aug 3 2008, 5:30am

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I did not know she was still alive. [In reply to] Can't Post

Well, she is in a better place now. And she lived a long, productive life. She did the best with the time she was given. That's all we can do, after all.

Her work, I believe, is a testament of what Tolkien and Lewis really thought about their stories. Simple, fairy tales at heart.

Here's to Del Toro becoming the Irvin Kershner of Middle Earth!

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ArathornJax
Lorien


Aug 3 2008, 5:55am

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I agree [In reply to] Can't Post

I will always remember her art done for Lewis and Narinia. May those who loved her find comfort in their memories of her.

" . . . (we are ) too engrossed in thinking of everything as a preparation or training or making one fit -- for what? At any minute it is what we are and are doing, not what we plan to be and do that counts."

J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.

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Radhruin
Rohan


Aug 3 2008, 7:00am

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I hope she is running up the hill as we speak.



That is a nice thought. And so fitting too. Thanks a.s.

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Daughter of Nienna
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Aug 3 2008, 8:01am

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Eyes tearing! /// [In reply to] Can't Post

 

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Daughter of Nienna
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Aug 3 2008, 8:04am

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2 links with her art.. [In reply to] Can't Post

Rest in Peace and thank you dear one for your contribution.

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WonderBroad
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Aug 3 2008, 4:26pm

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Sad news. So many people really loved her work--me included.

I am grateful for all of the beautiful images she gave to the worlds of Tolkien and Lewis.


Artanis
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Aug 3 2008, 7:20pm

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diedye [In reply to] Can't Post

Which particular book does that picture come from - is it Poems from the Hobbit?

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Jazmine
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Aug 3 2008, 7:36pm

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A Sad Loss [In reply to] Can't Post

Rest in Peace and thanks for your wonderful work


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Lily Fairbairn
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Aug 3 2008, 7:59pm

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I had a poster of her map of Middle Earth on the wall of my college dormitory room, and kept that map with me for years, until it fell to pieces. I used to imagine myself strolling the roads (which go ever on) and entering the little cameos of the different sites, and . . .

Rest in peace, Ms. Baynes. Thank you.

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Kelvarhin
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Aug 4 2008, 6:09am

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My mum has that as a jigsaw puzzle! She had it specially framed after she finished it. I've always loved that image with the poem.

Thanks {{{diedye}}}


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grammaboodawg
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Aug 4 2008, 11:31am

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*tearing* Thank you, diedye. // [In reply to] Can't Post

 



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silneldor
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Aug 4 2008, 1:50pm

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A grand lady. [In reply to] Can't Post

It is often that you find so many beautiful things about souls that pass on. Peace.

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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor


Aug 4 2008, 9:27pm

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Her work brought pleasure to so many - [In reply to] Can't Post

a deft and delicate touch she had, and used to the full. A fruitful life indeed. *raises a glass*


jerriwillmore
The Shire

Aug 5 2008, 9:20pm

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Hobbits and Bombadil? [In reply to] Can't Post

I recall reading "Adventures of Tom Bombadil" illustrated by her and I was surprised it showed Tom dancing with regular sized people, not hobbits (in the Farmer Maggot section.) Only later did I learn Tolkien wrote the Tom Bombadil poems before writing The Lord of the Rings.

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