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Eric Fraser's 1981 cover and interior illustrations for Radio Times, illustrating the serialized BBC radio drama of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Brian Sibley has the fun story behind these illustrations at his blog, and I have some more LotR art stuff in the latest issue of my newsletter.
Eric Fraser (1902-1983) ''Anglo-Saxon Poetry'', Selected and Translated by Robert Kay Gordon, 1976 Source
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Classic Lessons in Love
Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC-AD 17/18), more familiarly known as Ovid, was a Roman poet most famously known for his mythological history of the world, Metamorphoses. His satirical and sometimes dark take on all the intricacies of love and relationships is exhibited in Ars Amatoria. The Art of Love is a 1971 English translation edition of Ars Amatoria, translated by English classicist and scholar of Latin poetry B. P. Moore (1877-1955), with pen and ink illustrations by British artist Eric Fraser (1902-1983). The edition was designed by Robert L. Dothard and printed at the Press of A. Colish in Mount Vernon, NY, for members of the Limited Editions Club in an edition of 1500 copies on specially-made, oyster-white, mould-made paper crafted at the Arches mill in France.
In the first book of Ars Amatoria, Ovid guides men on how to successfully find a woman. In the second book, we see Ovid's advice shift towards maintaining a healthy relationship with one's partner. The third and final book, produced two years after the first two, focuses on advice for women on how to win and keep the love of a man. The work, however, was considered salacious and was banned by Emperor Augustus, with the charge of it being immoral, and is one of the few examples of the Roman government censoring a Roman author’s writing.
The topic's typical scenarios are presented engagingly, incorporating elements from Greek mythology, daily life in ancient Rome, and universal human experiences. Ovid offers hilarious advice, such as how women can keep their lovers from becoming neglectful by making them artificially jealous. He also advises men to never argue with their mistresses, as it could lead to expensive gift-giving in order to reconcile. When it comes to the sexes, it seems some things never change!
-Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern
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Black and white drawings relating to 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings
Source : Sotheby’s
Artist : Eric Fraser (1902-1983)
The current Radio Times cover, trailing the new series of Apple TV’s spy drama, Slow Horses, is quite the eye catcher. It’s great to see the TV listings magazine still commissioning the occasional art cover, especially given its long tradition of utilising original art
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could we get some pigeons? :)
From Squeak, written by John Bowen and illustrated by Eric Fraser. 1984.
'For progress in the Future - Save Now'
Wartime poster reminding the public to save resources (c. 1940). Artwork by Eric Fraser.
