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NEW YORK (AP) — Leo Dillon, the groundbreaking illustrator who became the first African-American to win the Caldecott Medal for children’s books, has died in New York at 79.Publisher Scholastic Inc. announced Wednesday that Dillon died May 26 at Long Island College Hospital from complications after lung surgery.
Dillon and his wife and fellow illustrator, Diane Dillon, collaborated on a wide range of children’s projects that helped introduce kids of all races to stories of black people worldwide. They won the Caldecott for best illustration in 1976 for “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Folktale.” They won a Caldecott the following year for “Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions.”
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/childrens-book-illustrator-leo-dillon-dead-79-193615386.html
I have always been a fan of Leo and Dianne Dillon’s collaborations. Their artwork is so stunning and evocative. My well wishes to his family, and most of all, his wife.
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universe
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I am a mythologist, professor, writer, poet, student advocate, wife, mother, and homeschooling parent. I have a passionate interest in the relationship between story and culture, and the manner in which the heroic for women and men is expressed through each. My blog includes my love of story, beauty, children's picture books, art, and world cultures.
