Showing posts with label leo and diane dillon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leo and diane dillon. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Leo and Diane Dillon's cover illustration for "A Wizard of Earthsea"
From the 2005 Houghton Mifflin edition:
Friday, February 8, 2013
Leo and Diane Dillon's African American folkltale illustrations
Three illustrations from supernatural tales in Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
, a beautifully illustrated collection of stories:
, a beautifully illustrated collection of stories:
Click on thumbnail to visit "The Art of Leo and Diane Dillon" blog for a larger view of these illustrations and other fantastical illustrations from the same book.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Leo and Diane Dillon's illustrations for Mansa Musa
The Emperor Musa of Mali was a historical person, so do book illustrations about him belong in a blog focusing on fantasy and mythology?
In this case, the children's book Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali
, published by Harcourt Inc, is a fictional account that abundantly weaves magic and allegory throughout the plot. According to an Africa Access review, "The names are authentic African names. All else... is invented or imagined....It would be tedious to document all the errors of history and background...Teachers looking for reliable African material... should avoid this book."
The first image above depicts Musa and his Tuareg companion in the Sahara against a sensitively-colored backdrop of giant spirit beings who appear like mirages. The lushly detailed second image shows Musa returning to the pomp and splendor of his brother's royal court.
In this case, the children's book Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali
, published by Harcourt Inc, is a fictional account that abundantly weaves magic and allegory throughout the plot. According to an Africa Access review, "The names are authentic African names. All else... is invented or imagined....It would be tedious to document all the errors of history and background...Teachers looking for reliable African material... should avoid this book."The first image above depicts Musa and his Tuareg companion in the Sahara against a sensitively-colored backdrop of giant spirit beings who appear like mirages. The lushly detailed second image shows Musa returning to the pomp and splendor of his brother's royal court.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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'.
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.
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.
, a beautifully illustrated collection of stories:Illustration from the story 'Mary Belle and the Mermaid'. 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.
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.
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