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David Macaulay

David Macaulay
Macaulay in November 2012
Macaulay in November 2012
Born (1946-12-02) December 2, 1946 (age 78)[1]
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England[2]
OccupationIllustrator, writer
EducationRhode Island School of Design (B.A.)
GenrePicture books
SubjectArchitecture, engineering, history
Notable works
Notable awards

David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946)[1] is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.

In 2006, Macaulay was a recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program award and received the Caldecott Medal in 1991 for his book Black and White, published in 1990.

  1. ^ a b "David Macaulay — Artists at NCCIL". NCCIL.org. The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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