Jef Murray
{{Short description|American fantasy artist and author}}
Jeffrey Patrick Murray (March 17, 1960 – August 3, 2015)[https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2015/08/tolkien-artist-jef-murray-has-died/ Tolkien artist Jef Murray has died] was an American fantasy artist and author best known for his illustrations of works by J.R.R. Tolkien{{cite web
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}} and C.S. Lewis. His paintings, illustrations, stories, poems, and essays appear regularly in Tolkien and Inklings-oriented
publications (Amon Hen, Mallorn, and Silver Leaves) and in Catholic publications (St. Austin Review and the Georgia Bulletin) worldwide. He was Artist-in-Residence for the St. Austin Review,{{cite web
|title=Mythology & Christianity: The Place of Fables and Fairy Tales in the Christian Life
|work=St. Austin Review
|date=July–August 2005
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}} and was artist guest of honor at the 2006 Gathering of the Fellowship in Toronto along with Ted Nasmith. He was nominated for an Imperishable Flame award{{cite web
|title=1st annual Northeast Tolkien Society award: The Imperishable Flame
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|date=May 2006
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}} in
2006, and his work has been exhibited in the USA, Canada, the UK, and the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-patrick-murray-jef&pid=175444048&fhid=5281|title=Jeffrey Patrick (Jef) Murray's Obituary on Atlanta Journal-Constitution|work=legacy.com|accessdate=27 October 2016}}
Bibliography
- {{cite book | last=Murray | first=Jef | title=Seer: A Wizard's Journal | publisher=Grail Quest Books | date=May 2012 | pages=172 | isbn=978-0983548829 |ref=none}}
- {{cite book | last=Fouque | first=Baron de la Motte | last2=Sturgis | first2=Amy | author2-link=Amy H. Sturgis | last3=Murray | first3=Jef | title=The Magic Ring: Deluxe Illustrated Edition | publisher=Valancourt Books | date=June 2010 | pages=454 | isbn=978-1-934555-98-9 |ref=none}}
- {{cite book | last=Tolkien | first=Hilary | author-link=Hilary Tolkien | last2=Gardner | first2=Angela | last3=Murray | first3=Jef | title=Black & White Ogre Country: The Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien | publisher=ADC Publications | date=January 2009 | pages =96 | isbn=978-0-9551900-2-5 |ref=none}}
- {{cite book | last=Pearce | first=Joseph | author-link=Joseph Pearce | last2=Murray | first2=Jef | title=Divining Divinity | publisher=Kaufmann Publishing | date=April 2008 | pages =43 | isbn=978-0-9768580-1-0 |ref=none}}
- {{cite book | last=Murray | first=Lorraine | last2=Murray | first2=Jef | title=How Shall We Celebrate: Embracing Jesus in Every Season | publisher=Resurrection Press | date=March 2005 | pages =110 | isbn=978-1-878718-97-6 |ref=none}}
- {{cite book |last=Murray |first=Jef |year=2016 |title=The Framerunners: In the Company of Angels |publisher=Oloris Publishing |isbn=978-1-940992-53-2 |ref=none}}
See also
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- [http://www.jefmurray.com Jef Murray's official web site]
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Category:American illustrators
Category:American fantasy artists