David Macaulay

1946 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United States of America

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Rhode Island School of Design, Cumberland High School

occupation: writer, architect, illustrator, university teacher, children's writer

award received: National Humanities Medal, Caldecott Honor, Caldecott Medal, MacArthur Fellows Program, Zilveren Griffel, Silver Brush, Charles Frankel Prize, Science Writing Award

official website: davidmacaulay.com, www.davidmacaulay.com

David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revision The New Way Things Work (1998). 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)