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Monday, August 5, 2013

Happy Birthday Larry Elmore

Today is Larry Elmore's birthday. I have not posted this in the past because I am usually at Gen Con at this time and wish him a happy birthday personally.

Elmore usually gets shorted by the proponents of pure  old-school proponents.  Some associate his art with what they have felt was the decline of the old-school or even 1st generation mentality of *D&D.  His art appears very prominently in the Mentzer versions of the D&D Basic rules, and on through the BECMI series.  His art is central to the Dragonlance modules and books, so he gets lumped in with people feelings about that; good and ill.

I am a fan. I always have been. I like his work and I like the man.  Plus he does some damn fine witches.
So I want to wish him a Happy Birthday today!





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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 5, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Happy birthday, Larry Elmore. Love the artwork, too.

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  2. The Happy WhiskAugust 5, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Happy Birthday to your buddy. Picture number two is my favorite.

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  3. Dr. ThedaAugust 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    Cool there were other "D&D" images that I also enjoyed ...
    Off to play Dungeons & Dragons in a bit ... Great post goo Sir....

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  4. Anthony SimeoneAugust 5, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    Love you, Larry! May you stride the earth for countless years to come!

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  5. The Mad Builder of PeriwinkleAugust 6, 2013 at 12:14 AM

    Most Definitely, Happy Birthday Larry! I'm definitely in the camp of people for whom is artwork is always a positive association with memories of the games of my youth.

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  6. GuillaumeOctober 20, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    I love his art and these two paintings in particular.

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