Alan and Shawn are pleased to welcome Greg Hildebrandt to the Prancing Pony Podcast! An iconic artist and illustrator, Greg (together with his twin brother Tim as the Brothers Hildebrandt) helped a generation of readers visualize Middle-earth in the Ballantine Books J.R.R. Tolkien Calendars from 1976 to 1978, and continues to create fantasy and sci-fi art to this day. Greg talked to us about his art and shared some incredible stories from his long and celebrated career, including the story behind the poster for some obscure 1970s movie called Star Wars.
For original art, prints, books, and more by Greg Hildebrandt, the Brothers Hildebrandt, and a host of other talented artists, see the website of the Spiderweb Art Gallery at https://www.spiderwebart.com/
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Playing catch-up, guys. Just caught up to this one. What a marvelously interesting man, you know what I’m sayin’?
He’s lived such a life! And he has such a wonderful way of telling a story. This was a highlight for me in our history of doing the podcast.