Barbara Remington

Barbara Remington (23 June 1929 - 23 January 2020) was an American artist. She painted the cover art for Ballantine Books' first paperback editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, for which J.R.R. Tolkien expressed dislike.

In 1965 Ballantine published a poster with the map of the Westlands, bearing the signature "BRem". The poster is bordered with images adapted by her covers.

On 1 November 1967, she sent a letter to Tolkien, explaining that the publisher was trying to get the books out as fast as possible because of competition, which did not give her time to read the books.