Welcome to John R. Neill's Online Gallery

6-19-2022 Update. I am very excited to announce that my sister Casey Ball has finally decided to part with some of her collection. I hope you will enjoy seeing these wonderful illustrations and sketches, many of which have never been seen before. If you are interested in purchasing any of these pieces, please contact her directly at kcball@ptd.net.

Greetings! I am one of John R. Neill’s granddaughters, Jory Neill Mason. I started this web site 18 years ago after my mother died. (Annrea Neill, John's middle daughter). You will see beautiful sketches, finished pen and inks, and full color illustrations by our grandfather.

John Rea Neill illustrated thirty-nine of the forty “canonical” Oz books. Certainly, Oz remains the best-remembered part of his work. This includes the four editions he also wrote, The Wonder City of Oz, The Scalawagons of Oz, Lucky Bucky in Oz, and The Runaway of Oz (later illustrated by Eric Shanower). Yet some of his best work was done for other books, periodicals, and newspapers. You will find some rare pieces that have never been seen by the public.

If you are interested in a work of art from my dwindling collection, please email me, Jory, directly at jorysm@sprintmail.com. I hope you enjoy your visit.

Sincerely,

Jory Neill Mason

"Only recently has Neill slowly been recognized for what an extraordinary illustrator he was and maybe one of the finest of his generation."

Michael Patrick Hearn, Baum Bugle, Spring 1994

Go to: http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/author040.htm

for a complete list of books and magazines illustrated by John R. Neill