Italy Works, 1981 Help! Teachers Can't Teach, 1980 Bibliography Billout authored a dozen books, five of them chosen by The New York Times as one of that particular year's Ten-Best Illustrated Children’s Books. The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea, published by Creative Editions, 2007 Something's Not Quite Right published by David R. Godine, 2002 Question of Detail, published by Harlin Quist (Paris, France), 1998 Journey: Travel Diary of a Daydreamer, published by Creative Editions,1993 Squid & Spider: A Look at the Animal Kingdom, published by Prentice Hall, 1982 Thunderbolt and Rainbow: A Look at Greek Mythology, published by Prentice Hall, 1981 Bus 24, published by Harlin Quist,1998 Stone and Steel: A Look at Engineering, published by Prentice-Hall, 1980 By Camel or by Car: A Look at Transportation, published by Prentice-Hall, 1979 Number 24, published by Harlin Quist, 1973 Exhibitions Solo Des Equilibres at Galerie Petits Papiers Gallery, 2012, sixty works between 1987 and 2012 University of Massachusetts, 2006 Awards Billout did win the Hamilton King Award in 1989 and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2016. Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 2007 for The Frog Who Wanted to See The Sea, for Creative Editions, art director by Rita Marshall Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators, 1982 for Squid and Spider: A Look at the Animal Kingdom Gold Medal for Prop, for The Atlantic Monthly Magazine, art directed by Judy Garlan, Society of Illustrators 1988 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 1985 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 1987 2 Gold Medals, Society of Illustrators, 1974 Educator Teacher at Parsons School of Design in New York since 1985 Working process Technique Early illustrations by the artist were done with watercolors and brush and later in his career Billout began using an airbrush. Many years later, he gradually adopted Photoshop. Rough drafts are made on copy paper using a Pilot Razor Point Pen. When finishing a work using Photoshop, the artist scans the drawing and the final color is applied. Attention to detail The work of Billout is founded in strict attention to the details of the subject matter he is addressing. The artist goes to enormous lengths, visiting a site, photographing details, obtaining documents on the subject in order to obtain exacting representations of what is being portrayed. References 1941 births The Atlantic (magazine) people French illustrators Living people The New Yorker people