TCG Letter #798

A year later Tolkien had been sent a series of illustrations by a young artist Mary Fairburn, and his comment that "the better the illustrator" bore true as Tolkien was so taken by her artwork that he wanted her artwork to be included in an illustrated edition of the Lord of the Rings. Sadly that never took off, but Tolkien bought some pieces for himself. Search 'Fairburn' in the main Letters guide to see a group of letters to the young artist.