约翰 豪（John Howe）

插画家。1957年出生于加拿大温哥华，在不列颠哥伦比亚省长大，毕业于法国斯特拉斯堡艺术学院，现居瑞士。约翰•豪的画作成功使众多读者流连奇境乐而忘返。已在世界各地举办过多次画展，出版有多部画集。凭借为电影《指环王》系列做出的卓越贡献，约翰•豪与搭档艾伦•李荣膺2004年奥斯卡最佳艺术指导奖。2009年，两人重返新西兰为电影《霍比特人》系列再度构建中洲。

Born on August 21, 1957, John Howe is a Canadian book illustrator, living in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, then at the École des arts décoratifs in the same town. He is best known for his work based on J. R. R. Tolkien's worlds. Howe and Tolkien artist Alan Lee served as chief conceptual designers for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. For The Hobbit films, director Peter Jackson consulted with Howe and Alan Lee to ensure continuity of design.