Leo and Diane Dillon's African American mermaid illustrations

Two mermaid illustrations from Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales, a beautifully illustrated collection of stories:

Illustration from the story 'Mary Belle and the Mermaid'.

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Illustration from the story 'The Mer-Woman Out of the Sea'.

Click on thumbnail to visit "The Art of Leo and Diane Dillon" blog for a larger view of this illustration and other fantastical illustrations from the same book.