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David Macaulay
British-born American illustrator and writer (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | (1946-12-02) December 2, 1946 (age 77)[1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England[2] |
Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
Education | Rhode Island School of Design (B.A.) |
Genre | Picture books |
Subject | Architecture, engineering, history |
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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.