About Leo Dillon

Name variants

Leo & Diane Dillon
  • Biography

    Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:

    Leo Dillon, Celebrated Illustrator of Children's Books, Is Dead at 79
    By MARGALIT FOX
    Published: May 30, 2012

    Leo Dillon, who with his wife and longtime collaborator, Diane, was 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, died on Saturday in Brooklyn. He was 79.

    The cause was complications of surgery for lung cancer, according to the Dillons' publisher, Scholastic, which announced the death.

    The Dillons, who met in art school, became instant arch-rivals and remained together from then ...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 5,782 of 5,766 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .