- Anke Katrin Eißmann
Anke Katrin Eißmann (born 1977 in
Dillenburg ) is a German illustrator and graphic designer known for her illustrations ofJ. R. R. Tolkien 'slegendarium . She studied visual communication atBauhaus University inWeimar and at theColchester Institute in theUnited Kingdom . Eißmann has also made a number of short films.Works
Eißmann's early inspiration was drawn from works by J. R. R. Tolkien, such as
The Silmarillion andThe Lord of the Rings . While studying in Weimar, she began to publish her illustrations on the internet, which gave her feedback by such artists asTed Nasmith . As stated on her homepage, Eißmann was also influenced by: "the Pre-Raphaelites, book-illustrators likeArthur Rackham ,Edmond Dulac ,Ivan Bilibin andAlan Lee ,Art Nouveau , artists likeEdward Hopper andJan Vermeer ". [cite web|url=http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html|title=Illustration|author=Eißmann, Anke]Illustrations
Books and other writings illustrated by Anke Eißmann include:
*The Rejected Quarterly (Winter/spring 2004), a literary magazine sold in universities at the west coast of the
United States , focusing on fictional works rejected by other publishers.
*cite book|title=Consommé Althusius. Gedichte für Herborn|first=Johann|last=Peter|publisher=Geschichtsverein Herborn|isbn=978-3980998130|language=German [PND|13147507X]
*cite book|title="Troja - Die Helden der Antike"|first=Stefan|last=Servos|coauthors=Anja Arendt|year=2004|language=German|publisher=Heel|isbn=978-3898803205
*cite book|title="Space View Special Helden der Antike: Alexander"|first=Stefan|last=Servos|coauthors=Anja Arendt|year=2004|language=German|publisher=Heel|isbn=978-3898803977
*cite journal|url=http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/deutsche-tolkien-gesellschaft/der-flammifer-von-westernis/|title="Der Flammifer von Westernis"|publisher=Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft|language=German
*cite book|title=His Majesty's Dragon|author=Novik, Naomi|publisher=Subterranean Press|edition=Limited edition|isbn=978-1-59606-148-4
*cite book|title=Throne of Jade|author=Novik, Naomi|publisher=Subterranean Press|edition=Limited edition|isbn=978-1-59606-148-4 [ [http://www.subterraneanpress.com/details/novik02_a1.html Illustration, "Throne of Jade"] Subterranean Press]References
ee also
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Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien
*Faramir , featuring artwork by A. EißmannExternal links
* [http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_home.html Official site]
* [http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/a/n/anke/anke.html Anke Eißmann] on Elfwood
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