Robert Dacey

Biography

Bob Dacey is an internationally renowned illustrator whose work has been commissioned by Sony, Air Japan, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, RCA, Mobil Oil, American Airlines, Rockefeller Center and the U.S. Post Office.

He has been awarded gold and silver medals, as well as three dozen Certificates of Merit, from the Society of Illustrators in New York City and is featured in Walt Reed’s history of illustration.

Dacey and his wife, Debra Bandelin, have illustrated over two dozen children’s books for Scholastic, Smithsonian, Simon and Schuster, McMillan, Penguin, and Harper Collins. Their book “The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Adventure” is published by Quarto in English, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese. They are currently producing storyboards for documentaries and feature-length films. 

Education

• B.F.A., ArtCenter College of Design
• B.A., Florida State University, School of Communication

Areas of Expertise

Storytelling, drawing, composition, color