John Howe (artist)
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John Howe is a Canadian book illustrator and conceptual artist best known for his influential visual designs for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Howe | 2 |
| John Howe (artist) canonical | 1 |
| John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop | 1 |
| John Howe Fantasy Drawing Workshop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12768798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Howe (artist) Context triple: [Bedford Modern School, hasNotableAlumni, John Howe (artist)]
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A.
Alan Lee
Alan Lee is a British illustrator renowned for his atmospheric, detailed depictions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and his award-winning conceptual design work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films.
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B.
Wayne Barlowe
Wayne Barlowe is a science fiction and fantasy artist and author renowned for his imaginative creature designs and detailed depictions of alien worlds.
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C.
Toby Froud
Toby Froud is a British-American artist, puppeteer, and filmmaker best known as the baby in the fantasy film "Labyrinth" and for his later work in creature design and stop-motion animation.
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D.
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist and writer best known for his distinctive, atmospheric horror artwork on titles such as "30 Days of Night" and "Fell."
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E.
Charles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, mythic artwork, particularly his collaborations with Neil Gaiman on works such as "Stardust" and various comic and book projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: John Howe (artist) Target entity description: John Howe is a Canadian book illustrator and conceptual artist best known for his influential visual designs for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."
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A.
Alan Lee
Alan Lee is a British illustrator renowned for his atmospheric, detailed depictions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and his award-winning conceptual design work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films.
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B.
Wayne Barlowe
Wayne Barlowe is a science fiction and fantasy artist and author renowned for his imaginative creature designs and detailed depictions of alien worlds.
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C.
Toby Froud
Toby Froud is a British-American artist, puppeteer, and filmmaker best known as the baby in the fantasy film "Labyrinth" and for his later work in creature design and stop-motion animation.
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D.
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist and writer best known for his distinctive, atmospheric horror artwork on titles such as "30 Days of Night" and "Fell."
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E.
Charles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, mythic artwork, particularly his collaborations with Neil Gaiman on works such as "Stardust" and various comic and book projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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fantasy artist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Chesley Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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fantasy cartography ⓘ film concept art ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy art ⓘ |
| hasIllustrated |
The Hobbit (various editions)
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linked to:
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings (various editions) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion (covers and related art) ⓘ
linked to:
The Silmarillion
numerous fantasy novels by various authors ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.john-howe.com ⓘ |
| influencedBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tolkien-inspired fantasy art
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influential visual designs for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films ⓘ influential visual designs for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name |
John Howe
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linked to:
John Howe (artist)
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| notableCollaboration |
Alan Lee
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Peter Jackson ⓘ Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| notableRole | conceptual designer for Middle-earth in Peter Jackson’s film trilogies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Middle-earth Traveller
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John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop ⓘ
linked to:
John Howe (artist)
John Howe Fantasy Drawing Workshop ⓘ
linked to:
John Howe (artist)
Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe ⓘ There and Back Again: The Map of Tolkien’s The Hobbit ⓘ
linked to:
Maps of Middle-earth
card illustrations for Magic: The Gathering ⓘ illustrations for J. R. R. Tolkien’s works ⓘ many covers for Tolkien novels and related books ⓘ maps of Middle-earth ⓘ
linked to:
Maps of Middle-earth
visual designs for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy ⓘ visual designs for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| occupation |
book illustrator
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conceptual designer ⓘ graphic novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| residence |
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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linked to:
Neuchâtel
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| subjectOf |
documentaries and featurettes on the making of The Hobbit films
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documentaries and featurettes on the making of The Lord of the Rings films ⓘ |
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Subject: John Howe (artist) Description of subject: John Howe is a Canadian book illustrator and conceptual artist best known for his influential visual designs for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit."
Referenced by (5)
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