- The Brothers Hildebrandt
Infobox comics creator
name = The Brothers Hildebrandt
imagesize = 150
caption = Greg and Tim Hildebrandt
birthname = Greg Hildebrandt and Tim Hildebrandt
birthdate = birth date and age|1939|01|23
location =Detroit, Michigan
deathdate =June 11 ,2006 (Tim)
deathplace =
nationality = American
area = Artists
alias =
notable works = "The Lord of the Rings "
"Star Wars movie poster
""
awards =
website = The Brothers Hildebrandt aretwin brothers who collaboratively worked asfantasy andscience fiction artists. BornJanuary 23 ,1939 inDetroit, Michigan , Greg Hildebrandt and Tim Hildebrandt began professionally painting in 1959. They are best known for their popular "The Lord of the Rings " illustrations, painting the first "Star Wars " movie poster, illustratingcomics and cards, theirpinup arts, and their "" illustrations.Greg Hildebrandt, Jr. also made major contributions to the production of a book entitled "Greg & Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years", which gave an overview of the Tolkien genre artworks produced by Greg and Tim in 1970s.
Individually, Greg is also famous for his contributions to the art for the
Trans-Siberian Orchestra 's albums and concert merchandise. He also provided the cover art for Black Sabbath's "Mob Rules" album.Tim Hildebrandt passed away on
June 11 ,2006 at the age of 67 due to diabetes.References
* [http://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hildebrandt_bros.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia profiles]
External links
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* [http://www.spiderwebart.com/ Spider Web Art Official online art gallery]
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* [http://shevacon.org/SheVaConTimHildebrandtm.htm SheVaCon Tim Hildebrandt tribute byJohn Dods ]
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