Leo and Diane Dillon

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Leo and Diane Dillon are a prolific American husband and wife team of illustrators. Leo is of African-American descent, and Diane is of Jewish descent. They describe their work as incorporating motifs derived from their respective heritages. They have worked on both on children's literature and adult paperbacks. An association with writer Harlan Ellison led to jobs doing book covers for his short story collections and both cover and interior woodcut illustration for his anthology Dangerous Visions. Other jobs in the science fiction field include every one of their covers for the original Ace Science Fiction Specials.

Awards

The Dillons received the 1971 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and also won the 1976 Hamilton King Award. In 1976 and 1977, they won two consecutive Caldecott Medals, the first for Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale, the second for .

External links

[Bud Plant's page]
[Locus Magazine] interview

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