Tom Loback
Tom Loback | |
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| Born | February 16, 1949 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 5, 2015 (aged 66) |
| Known for | Illustrations of The Silmarillion |
Tom Loback (February 16, 1949 – March 5, 2015) was an artist, known for his illustrations of characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1977 book The Silmarillion, his miniature figurines, and his public artworks in New York. He contributed also as a Tolkien scholar interested in Tolkien's constructed languages.
Biography
Tom Loback was born on February 16, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York. As well as his Middle-earth work and his driftwood sculptures,[1] he also created figurines of characters from the American Civil War and from fantasy works.[1] Loback died of the after-effects of the September 11 attacks.[2]
Driftwood sculptures
His best-known public artworks were sculptures made from
Tolkien's Middle-earth
Loback contributed to the appreciation of
The linguist and computer scientist
Works
Books
- Halls of the Elven-King (Fortresses of Middle-earth). Charlottesville: Iron Crown Enterprises, 1988 (ISBN 978-1-5580-6015-9)
Scholarly articles
- "The Kindreds, Houses, and Population of the Elves during the First Age" (Mythlore 14.1, 1987)
- "Orc Hosts, Armies and Legions: A Demographic Study" (Mythlore 16.4, 1990)
- "To -E or -NE? On the Quenya Past Tense" (Parma Eldalamberon9, 1990)
Artworks
A selection of Loback's The Silmarillion artworks, which he uploaded to Commons, is shown here.
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The Wedding of Tuor and Idril -
Tuor slays Othrod -
Thingol Fights Boldog -
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Ulmosaves Voronwe -
The Fall ofTurgon's Tower -
Ecthelion slays Orcobal -
Eöl andAredhel -
Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs
References
- ^ a b c Croft, Janet Brennan (2015). "Notes: In Memoriam: Tom Loback in Mythlore". Mythlore. 33 (2). Article 13.
- ^ a b Eden, Bradford Lee (2016). "Subcreation at work: the Art of Tom Loback". The C.S. Lewis & Friends Colloquium (10).
- ^ Barron, James (21 June 2007). "Joggers Know His Sculptures; Meet the Artist Behind Them". The New York Times.
- ISBN 978-1-1373-9444-6.
- ^ "Turning driftwood into art". ABC7. 28 August 2012. ABC News item on Loback
- ^ a b "Tom Loback". Elvish Linguistic Fellowship. Retrieved 5 February 2023. (four pages)
- ^ Wynne, Patrick; Loback, Tom; DiSante, Paula; Beach, Sarah (1990). "'Fëanor Fronts Fingolfin': Artistic Visions of Four Artists". Mythlore. 17 (2). Article 3.
- S2CID 170601512.
External links
- Descriptions of Loback's works at the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, with transcriptions and translations of the Tengwar scripts in his artworks
- Bibliography of Loback's contributions (illustrations and essays) to Beyond Bree
- Loback's "Eärendil" back cover art for Mythlore 57
- Loback's last artwork and In memoriam on Elendilion.pl
