Michael Hague

Michael Hague (born September 8, 1948) is an American illustrator, primarily of children's fantasy books.

Biography

Among the books he has illustrated classics such as The Wind in the Willows, The Wizard of Oz, The Hobbit and the stories of Hans Christian Andersen. He is renowned for the intricate and realistic detail he brings to his work, and the rich colors he chooses.

Hague trained at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He lists his influences as the comics series Prince Valiant and the works of Disney, Japanese printmakers Hiroshige and Hokusai, and turn of the 20th century illustrators Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, N. C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle. His first big break came through Trina Schart Hyman, who as an art director for Cricket Magazine, gave him several cover art assignments.[1]

More recent works include the graphic novel In the Small, a collaborative work with his son, graphic designer Devon Hague[2], published in 2008 by Little, Brown and Company.[3]

He and his wife, author Kathleen Hague, have also collaborated on several books together.[4] [5][6] They currently live in Colorado Springs, where he donates time each year to making a poster for Imagination Celebration.

Books illustrated
  • Dragons of Light by Orson Scott Card and Dave Smeds (Ace Books, 1980) ISBN 0-441-16660-1
  • East of the Sun and West of the Moon retold by Kathleen and Michael Hague (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980) ISBN 0-15-224703-3
  • Michael Hague's Favourite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Jane S. Woodward (1981)
  • The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin, 1984)
  • Enchanted World series
    • Seekers and Saviors (1986), vol. 12
    • Fabled Lands (1986), vol. 13
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (2001) ISBN 1-58717-052-3
  • Good Night, Fairies by Kathleen Hague (2002)

References
  1. "WBBT: Michael Hague Interview — @fuseeight A Fuse #8 Production". blogs.slj.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. "Devon Hague". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. Michael Hague: In the Small, Newsarama, April 1, 2008
  4. "Autographed Books by Michael Hague". www.castlemerebooks.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  5. "Kathleen Hague | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  6. "Michael Hague Book Signing". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.


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