Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) and Diane Dillon (''née'' Sorber; born March 13, 1933) were American

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s of

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and adult paperback book and magazine covers. One obituary of Leo called the work of the husband-and-wife team "a seamless amalgam of both their hands". In more than 50 years, they created more than 100 speculative fiction book and magazine covers together as well as much interior artwork. Essentially all of their work in that field was joint. The Dillons won the

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...

in 1976 and 1977, the only consecutive awards of the honor. In 1978 they were runners-up for the

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for children's illustrators; they were the U.S. nominee again in 1996.

Biography

Leo Dillon, of Trinidadian immigrant parentage, was born and raised in

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. He enlisted in the Navy for three years' service so that he could attend art school. He credited his interest in art and his inspiration to become an artist to his friend and mentor, Ralph Volman. Diane Sorber hails from the

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where her interest in art was encouraged early by her mother, who was a pianist. The couple met at the

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in New York City in 1953 — where they "became instant archrivals and remained together from then on". They graduated in 1956 and married the next year. This union resulted in an artistic collaboration, which the couple described as a third artist. Diane Dillon explained this in an interview through these words: “We could look at ourselves as one artist rather than two individuals, and that third artist was doing something neither one of us would do. We let it flow the way it flows when an artist is working by themselves and a color goes down that they didn’t quite expect and that affects the next colors they use, and it seems to have a life of its own.” An association with writer

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of ''Psycho'', ...

led to jobs doing book covers for his short story collections and both cover and interior

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illustration for his anthology ''

Dangerous Visions ''Dangerous Visions'' is a science fiction short story anthology edited by American writer Harlan Ellison and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. It was published in 1967. A path-breaking collection, ''Dangerous Visions'' helped define the New ...

''. They illustrated a large number of

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book covers for the original Ace Science Fiction Specials, for which they won their first major award, science fiction's 1971

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for Best Professional Artist. A detailed biography and introduction to their work and styles were written by

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in a book he edited in 1981, entitled ''The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon''. They once described their work as incorporating motifs derived from their respective heritages. This can be demonstrated in their work for Margaret Musgrove's ''Ashanti to Zulu'', which used tribal motifs and combined historical with contemporary styles. On May 28, 2012, Ellison reported on his website his reception of a phone call from Diane announcing Leo's death at the age of 79 from

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two days prior. Spectrum Fantastic Art, an annual art competition and art book project of which the couple were general managers, confirmed Leo's death on its website. The obituary of Leo in ''

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'' praised the Dillons jointly as "one of the world's pre-eminent illustrators for young people, producing artwork — praised for its vibrancy, ecumenicalism and sheer sumptuous beauty — that was a seamless amalgam of both their hands", also noting the ethnoracial diversity of characters in the Dillons' work in the 1970s, "until then, the smiling faces portrayed in picture books had been overwhelmingly white." The Dillons had one surviving son. Lee (Lionel John Dillon III), born 1965, became an artist and collaborated with his parents several times, including the illustrations for ''Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch'' by Nancy Willard (1991). Both Leo and Diane lived in the Cobble Hill neighborhood at the time of Leo's death.

Picture books illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

*1970 ''The Ring in the Prairie'', written by John Bierhorst /

Dial Press The Dial Press was a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh. The Dial Press shared a building with '' The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. ...

*1972 ''Honey, I Love'', Eloise Greenfield / Viking *1973 ''Blast Off'',

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/ Xerox *1974 ''Whirlwind Is a Ghost Dancing'', compiled by Natalia Maree Belting / Dutton *1974 ''Songs and Stories from Uganda'', W. Moses Serwadda, Hewitt Pantaleoni / World Music Press *1974 ''The Third Gift'', Jan R. Carew / Little Brown *1975 ''The Hundred Penny Box'', Sharon Bell Mathis / Viking *1975 ''Song of the Boat'', Lorenz B. Graham / Crowell *1976 ''

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears ''Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale'' is a 1975 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House ...

'',

Verna Aardema Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen (June 6, 1911 – May 11, 2000), best known by the name Verna Aardema, was an American writer of children's books. Verna Norberg was born in New Era, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University wi ...

/ Dial Press *1977 '' Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions'', Margaret Musgrove / Dial Press *1977 ''Who's in Rabbit's House: A Masai Tale'', Verna Aardema / Dial Press *1980 ''Two Pair of Shoes'', P. L. Travers / Viking Press *1980 ''Children of the Sun'', Jan R. Carew / Little Brown *1985 ''Brother to the Wind'', Mildred Pitts Walter / Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books *1986 '' All in a Day'',

Mitsumasa Anno was a Japanese illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for picture books with few or no words. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1984 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature." Life Ann ...

and

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

/ Hamish Hamilton (London) (Translation of: ''Marui chiky¯u no maru ichinichi''.) —illustrations by 10 artists, including the Dillons *1987 ''The Porcelain Cat'',

Michael Patrick Hearn Michael Patrick Hearn is an American literary scholar as well as a man of letters specializing in children's literature and its illustration. His works include '' The Annotated Wizard of Oz'' (1973/2000), '' The Annotated Christmas Carol'' (1977/2 ...

/ Little Brown *1989 ''The Color Wizard'', Barbara Brenner / Bantam Little Rooster *1990 ''The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks'',

Katherine Paterson Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including '' Bridge to Terabithia''. For four different books published 1975-1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Aw ...

/ Lodestar *1990 ''Aïda'',

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/ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich *1991 ''The Race of the Golden Apples'', Claire Martin / Dial Books for Young Readers *1991 ''Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch'', Nancy Willard / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich *1992 ''Northern Lullaby'', Nancy White Carlstrom / Putnam *1992 ''Switch on the Night'',

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery fictio ...

/ Knopf *1993 ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'', Nancy Willard / Scholastic/Blue Sky Press *1994 ''What Am I?'', N. N. Charles / Scholastic/Blue Sky Press *1997 ''To Everything There is a Season'', the Dillons / Scholastic/Blue Sky Press *1999 ''Wind Child'', Shirley Rousseau Murphy / HarperCollins *2000 ''Switch on the Night'',

/ Knopf (reissue) *2000 ''The Girl Who Spun Gold'', Virginia Hamilton / Scholastic/Blue Sky Press *2001 ''Two Little Trains'',

Margaret Wise Brown Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) was an American people, American writer of children's books, including ''Goodnight Moon'' and ''The Runaway Bunny'', both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called "the laureate of ...

/ HarperCollins *2002 ''Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles—Think of That'', written and illustrated by the Dillons / Scholastic/Blue Sky Press *2003 ''One Winter's Night'', John Herman / Philomel *2004 ''Where Have You Been?'', Margaret Wise Brown / HarperCollins *2005 ''The People Could Fly'' - The Picture Book *2005 ''Earth Mother'', Ellen B. Jackson / Walker & Company *2006 ''Whirlwind is a Spirit Dancing'', Natalia Maree Belting and

Joseph Bruchac Joseph Bruchac (born October 16, 1942) is an American writer and storyteller based in New York. He writes about Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a particular focus on northeastern Native American and Anglo-American lives and folklore. He ...

/ Milk & Cookies Press —illustrations reprinted from 1974 title, ''Whirlwind is a Ghost Dancing'' *2007 ''Mother Goose numbers on the loose'' / Harcourt *2007 ''

Jazz on a Saturday Night ''Jazz on a Saturday Night'' is a 2007 children's picture book by American writers Leo and Diane Dillon published by The Blue Sky Press. Synopsis A crowd gathers in a concert hall on a Saturday night, ready to hear live Jazz after a long work ...

'' / Blue Sky Press *2009 ''

The Goblin and the Empty Chair ''The Goblin and the Empty Chair'' is a 2009 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. It is a modern fairy tale, and is about a hermit goblin who observes a farming family that is so aggrieved (possibly due to t ...

'' /

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*2009 ''

The Secret River ''The Secret River'' is a 2005 historical novel by Kate Grenville about an early 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aborigi ...

'',

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/ Atheneum Books for Young Readers (reissue) *2009 ''Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons''

Picture books illustrated only by Diane Dillon

*2018 ''I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t''

Chapter books illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

*1962 '' Mother Night'',

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and ...

/ Fawcett Publications/Gold Medal Books *1964 ''

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'', H. M. Tomlinson / Time / Time Reading Program Special Edition *1964 ''

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'', Erik Christian Haugaard / Houghton Mifflin *1965 ''

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'', Erik Christian Haugaard / Houghton Mifflin *1967 ''

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'',

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/ Holt, Rinehart, Winston *1968 ''

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'' / Holt, Rinehart, Winston *1968 ''

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'', Erik Christian Haugaard / Houghton Mifflin *1969 '' The Preserving Machine'',

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/ Ace Books *1971 '' The Untold Tale'', Erik Christian Haugaard / Houghton Mifflin *1971 '' The Search'' Murray / Thomas / Scholastic *1974 '' Burning Star'',

Eth Clifford Ethel Clifford Rosenberg (December 25, 1915 – April 1, 2003) known professionally as Eth Clifford or Ruth Bonn Penn, was an American children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the ''Flatfoot Fox'' and ''Jo-Beth and Mary Rose Myster ...

/ Houghton Mifflin *1977 ''

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'' / Time Life Books *1979 ''

A Wrinkle In Time ''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for th ...

'', Madeleine L'Engle / (reissue) *1984 '' The Enchanted World: Legends of Valor'' / Time Life Books *1985 '' The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales'', Virginia Hamilton / Knopf *1985 '' The Enchanted World: Magical Beasts'' / Time Life Books *1987 ''Wise Child'', Monica Furlong / Knopf *1988 '' Sing A Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems'' Beatrice Schenk de Regniers / Scholastic — illustrated by many artists *1989 '' Moses' Ark'',

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and

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/ Delacorte Press *1991 ''

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'', Monica Furlong / Random House *1991 '' Miriam's Well'',

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/ Delacorte Press *1992 ''

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'', Virginia Hamilton / Knopf *1993 ''

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*1995 ''

Her Stories ''Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales'' is a 1995 collection of nineteen stories by Black women, retold by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. They include animal tales, fairy tales (includi ...

'', Virginia Hamilton / Scholastic / Blue Sky Press *1995 ''

Sabriel ''Sabriel'' is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 1995. It is the first in his Old Kingdom series, followed by '' Lirael'', '' Abhorsen'', '' Clariel'', '' Goldenhand,'' and ''Terciel and Elinor''. Plot introduction The novel is ...

'',

Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the ''Old Kingdom'', '' Seventh Tower'' and ''Keys to the Kingdom'' series. He has frequently been asked if his ...

/ HarperCollins *1997 ''

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/ Harcourt Brace & Co *2000 ''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Ju ...

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/ HarperCollins (reissue) *2001 ''

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'', Khephra Burns / Harcourt Brace & Co *2001 ''

Lirael ''Lirael'' (called ''Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr'' in some regions) is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 2001. Named for its central female character, ''Lirael'' is the second in his Old Kingdom trilogy, preceded by ''Sabriel' ...

'',

/ HarperCollins *2003 ''

Abhorsen ''Abhorsen'' is a fantasy novel by Australian writer Garth Nix, first published in 2003. It is the third book in the Old Kingdom series (following ''Sabriel'' and ''Lirael''). ''Abhorsen'' features Lirael, who is the recently revealed Abhorsen-i ...

'', Garth Nix / HarperCollins *2004 '' Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales From Around The World'',

/ Harcourt Brace & Co *2004 ''Colman'', Monica Furlong / Random House

Awards

*1971 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist *1976

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– ''

Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears ''Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale'' is a 1975 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House ...

'' by Verna Aardema *1977

- American Library Association – '' Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions'' by Margaret Musgrove *1977

Hamilton King Award The Society of Illustrators is a Professional association, professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. History Founding The Society of I ...

– Society Of Illustrators *1978 Highly Commended runner-up as a duo,

(body of work, children's book illustration) *198
Balrog Award
For Lifetime Contribution To Science Fiction/Fantasy *1982 Art Ninth Annual Lensman Award *1986

Coretta Scott King Award The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., this award re ...

illustrator honor *1988 Third Annual

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Children's Literature Festival Award *1991 Doctorate Of Fine Art Degree –

Parsons School Of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

*1992 Empire State Award For Children's And Adult Literature For Body Of Work *1992

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Gold Medal For Northern Lullaby From The Original Art Show Of Children's Picture Books *1996 U.S. nominee as a duo, Hans Christian Andersen Award (body of work, children's book illustration) *1997 Chesley Award For Best Science Fiction Hardcover Jacket Titled Sabriel *1997 The Grand Masters Award - For Body Of Work - From ''

Spectrum - The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art The Spectrum Awards were established in 1994 by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner to recognize the best in fantasy, science fiction, and horror artwork created each year. Spectrum Award categories * Grand Master * Advertising * Book * Comics * Concep ...

'' *1997

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. History Founding The Society of Illustrators was founded on ...

Hall Of Fame - Inducted By A Jury of Peers *2002 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award - For Body Of Work *200
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
For ''Rap A Tap Tap Here's Bojangles-Think Of That'' *200

- For ''The People Could Fly-The Picture Book'' *200
Knickerbocker Award
- For Body Of Work - New York Library Association *2006 Doctorate Of Fine Arts -

Montserrat School Of Art Montserrat College of Art is a private college, private, non-profit art school, art college located in Beverly, Massachusetts, Beverly within Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County of Massachusetts. The school is accredited by both the New Engl ...

*2008

World Fantasy Convention The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the event. Other features include an art show, a dealer's room, and an ...

Life Achievement Award *2012

BolognaRagazzi Award The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for al ...

- Fiction Honorable Mention - ''The Secret River''

Notes

References

External links

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