Pauline Baynes - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 08-03-2008, 06:07 AM

Just seen on another forum that Pauline Baynes has recently died http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum...asp?TID=228268.

Pauline's illustrations of Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham, AoTB & particularly Smith of Wooton Major (as well as that famous LotR cover & poster maps & Bilbo's Last Song) have always seemed to me particularly beautiful & evocative of Tolkien's world.

Very sad.

Morthoron · 08-03-2008, 09:34 AM

Very said indeed, davem. I've always appreciated Baynes' work, particularly in Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, with her medievally-influenced illustrations.

Lalaith · 08-03-2008, 01:39 PM

And her delightful Narnia illustrations, too.
I'm sorry to hear this.

Lalaith · 08-03-2008, 01:44 PM

Some interesting things here, including Pauline Baynes' very contrasting views of Tolkien and Lewis...(favourable to Tolkien, incidentally...)
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~edwards/baynes.html

davem · 08-03-2008, 03:54 PM

So sad that many readers who will now come to Giles, AoTB, & especially Smith, will do so through the new combined edition (along with Niggle & Roverandom) out in October with illustrations by Alan Lee http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...lous_Realm.php. While I'm sure Lee's illustrations will be beautiful in themselves, Smith of Wooton Major in particular should always have the Baynes illustrations.

And here's her beautiful poster for Bilbo's Last Song. Somehow appropriate. http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/deta...eference=61200,

Bêthberry · 08-03-2008, 04:41 PM

That's a beautiful poster, davem, full of exquisite detail about Middle-earth--the animals in the tree--that some of the more famous illustrators don't capture. Thanks for linking to it.

And thanks to Lalaith for posting that reminiscence of Baynes.

davem · 08-04-2008, 11:58 AM

Via the otehr forum I've found this link to an obituary of Pauline by Brian Sibley (illustrated with some of her beautiful pictures http://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com...ia-middle.html

Mithalwen · 08-04-2008, 12:32 PM

Pauline Baynes illustrated a large part of my childhood. I am sorry she didn't benefit as much as she should have done from her work.

Child of the 7th Age · 08-05-2008, 12:18 AM

Thank you, Davem. So very sorry to hear this. I have been collecting the books Ms. Baynes illustrated for many years. Actually I started when I was in my teens. I not only love her Tolkien illustrations, but also her renditions of the Arabian Nights.

Several years ago she was involved with a fundraiser for an animal charity near her home and I was fortunate to acquire one of her signed copies of Bilbo's Last Song. It is one of my favorites.

davem · 08-06-2008, 12:34 AM

Pauline's Obituary in today's Independent (also by Brian Sibley) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ob...th-886121.html

mark12_30 · 08-06-2008, 12:45 PM

Child,

Can I ask you for a bibliography of sorts?

Mith, your statement that Pauline Baynes illustrated your childhood rang very true with me.

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Originally Posted by Child of the 7th Age

Thank you, Davem. So very sorry to hear this. I have been collecting the books Ms. Baynes illustrated for many years. Actually I started when I was in my teens. I not only love her Tolkien illustrations, but also her renditions of the Arabian Nights.

Several years ago she was involved with a fundraiser for an animal charity near her home and I was fortunate to acquire one of her signed copies of Bilbo's Last Song. It is one of my favorites.

Mithalwen · 08-11-2008, 12:21 PM

Telegraph this time:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...ne-Baynes.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cw0yw

And an audio obit - available for 1 week only. The part on Baynes featuring Brian Sibley starts at 21.40

Lush · 08-16-2008, 10:39 AM

Dang. I liked her stuff.

Kingdom of heaven to her and all that.

Gwathagor · 08-17-2008, 03:20 PM

http://www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter/welcome/tour.html

08-03-2008, 06:07 AM	#1
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Pauline Baynes Just seen on another forum that Pauline Baynes has recently died http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum...asp?TID=228268. Pauline's illustrations of Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham, AoTB & particularly Smith of Wooton Major (as well as that famous LotR cover & poster maps & Bilbo's Last Song) have always seemed to me particularly beautiful & evocative of Tolkien's world. Very sad. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

08-03-2008, 09:34 AM	#2
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,509	Very said indeed, davem. I've always appreciated Baynes' work, particularly in Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, with her medievally-influenced illustrations. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

08-03-2008, 01:39 PM	#3
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	And her delightful Narnia illustrations, too. I'm sorry to hear this. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

08-03-2008, 01:44 PM	#4
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Some interesting things here, including Pauline Baynes' very contrasting views of Tolkien and Lewis...(favourable to Tolkien, incidentally...) http://personal.bgsu.edu/~edwards/baynes.html __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

08-03-2008, 03:54 PM	#5
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	So sad that many readers who will now come to Giles, AoTB, & especially Smith, will do so through the new combined edition (along with Niggle & Roverandom) out in October with illustrations by Alan Lee http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...lous_Realm.php. While I'm sure Lee's illustrations will be beautiful in themselves, Smith of Wooton Major in particular should always have the Baynes illustrations. And here's her beautiful poster for Bilbo's Last Song. Somehow appropriate. http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/deta...eference=61200, __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects." Last edited by davem; 08-03-2008 at 04:06 PM.

08-03-2008, 04:41 PM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,997	The gifts of women That's a beautiful poster, davem, full of exquisite detail about Middle-earth--the animals in the tree--that some of the more famous illustrators don't capture. Thanks for linking to it. And thanks to Lalaith for posting that reminiscence of Baynes. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

08-04-2008, 11:58 AM	#7
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Via the otehr forum I've found this link to an obituary of Pauline by Brian Sibley (illustrated with some of her beautiful pictures http://briansibleysblog.blogspot.com...ia-middle.html __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

08-04-2008, 12:32 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Pauline Baynes illustrated a large part of my childhood. I am sorry she didn't benefit as much as she should have done from her work. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-05-2008, 12:18 AM	#9
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Thank you, Davem. So very sorry to hear this. I have been collecting the books Ms. Baynes illustrated for many years. Actually I started when I was in my teens. I not only love her Tolkien illustrations, but also her renditions of the Arabian Nights. Several years ago she was involved with a fundraiser for an animal charity near her home and I was fortunate to acquire one of her signed copies of Bilbo's Last Song. It is one of my favorites. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

08-06-2008, 12:34 AM	#10
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Pauline's Obituary in today's Independent (also by Brian Sibley) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ob...th-886121.html __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

08-11-2008, 12:21 PM	#12
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Another Obituary Telegraph this time: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...ne-Baynes.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cw0yw And an audio obit - available for 1 week only. The part on Baynes featuring Brian Sibley starts at 21.40 __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 08-11-2008 at 12:27 PM.

08-16-2008, 10:39 AM	#13
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Dang. I liked her stuff. Kingdom of heaven to her and all that. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

08-17-2008, 03:20 PM	#14
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	http://www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter/welcome/tour.html __________________ Stories and songs.