Terrance Lindall: Proposed Paradise Lost Library Mural

Proposed Paradise Lost Library Mural
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Terrance Lindall

In an email yesterday to me (and of course to others) came this bold announcement from the WAH Center:

Terrance Lindall proposes to libraries world-wide to do a mural for their walls or ceiling with images from one of the greatest literary achievements, John Milton's Paradise Lost.

I hope Terrance manages to arrange this project, but he'll need funding, for as he noted in his email yesterday, "[I]t is an expensive project," and it "[n]eeds architects and maybe three or four assistants over 2-4 years if it is a big wall or ceiling or both." He adds, "Only one large scale mural [is] possible," so if some library is interested, better move quickly!

If Lindall does manage this, he'll cap a long career's fascination with illustrating Milton's epic poem. Is he qualified, some might ask. Consider these words of praise from the great Milton bibliophile, collector, and scholar Robert J. Wickenheiser:

Without a doubt, Terrance Lindall is the foremost illustrator of Paradise Lost in our age, comparable to other great illustrators through the ages, and someone who has achieved a place of high stature for all time.

For more information, send an email to "Milton at wahcenter dot net" and anticipate a prompt reply.