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Leo Dillon

Leo Dillon

Leo Dillon

Leo and Diane Dillon are an award winning illustrator pair that have collaborated of book projects for more than fifty years, winning two consecutive Caldecott Medals for Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears and Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions. They have also received five New York Times Best Illustrated Books Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors and one Coretta Scott King Award and many other awards and distinctions. They live and work in Brooklyn, New York.

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The Secret River has won an award
Oct 12, 2012
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The Secret River has won an award
Oct 12, 2012
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StarBanner.com, November 15, 2012
...The exhibit also is dedicated to two other notable illustrators who passed away this year: Remy Charlip and Leo Dillon. As part of this exhibit, there will be a book corner where families can spend time reading together, as well as a weekly children's...
Yahoo! News, October 4, 2012
...Freas, Jack Kirby, Dave Dorman, Cliff Nielsen, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman, Stephan Martiniere, Diane and Leo Dillon, Ron Lindahn, Val Lakey Lindahn, Judith Miller, Stephen Youll, H.R.Van Dongen, Laura Brodian Freas, Sergey Poyarkov,...
Yahoo! News, October 4, 2012
...Freas, Jack Kirby, Dave Dorman, Cliff Nielsen, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman, Stephan Martiniere, Diane and Leo Dillon, Ron Lindahn, Val Lakey Lindahn, Judith Miller, Stephen Youll, H.R.Van Dongen, Laura Brodian Freas, Sergey Poyarkov,...
Yahoo!, October 4, 2012
...Freas, Jack Kirby, Dave Dorman, Cliff Nielsen, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman, Stephan Martiniere, Diane and Leo Dillon, Ron Lindahn, Val Lakey Lindahn, Judith Miller, Stephen Youll, H.R.Van Dongen, Laura Brodian Freas, Sergey Poyarkov,...
PublishersWeekly.com, August 23, 2012
...and classrooms. Charlip was involved in so many creative endeavors, including theatre and dance; his legacy is rich. Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) — Elegant, striking, dramatic, fine, bold, rich, and deep, Leo and Diane Dillon’s work...
Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2012
...Leo Dillon collaborated with his wife, Diane, on dozens of books for children and adults and became the first black to receive the Caldecott Medal for children's books. Leo Dillon...
Io9, June 1, 2012
...Whether you know it or not, you've admired the work of Leo Dillon and his wife Diane, whose artworks adorned many of science fiction and fantasy's most famous books. Leo Dillon, who died of cancer the other day, was the first...
Equities.com, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The Writers of the Future Contest was established by L. Ron Hubbard in...
PRWeb, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The was established by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to discover and provide...
PRWeb, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The was established by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to discover and provide...
Yahoo! News, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The Writers of the Future Contest was established by L. Ron Hubbard in...
Yahoo! News, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The Writers of the Future Contest was established by L. Ron Hubbard in...
Reuters via Yahoo!, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The Writers of the Future Contest was established by L. Ron Hubbard in...
Digital Journal, January 31, 2013
...a few. Past judges who have passed away include the legendary Frank Frazetta, Frank Kelly Freas, Edd Cartier, Leo Dillon, H.R. Van Gongen, Paul Lehr, Moebius and Alex Schomburg. The was established by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to discover and provide...