Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay

October 14, 2006, through January 7, 2007

The Delaware Art Museum presents Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay, an exhibition of the world-famous author and illustrator’s original drawings, paintings, and studies on view from October 14, 2006, through January 7, 2007.  Macaulay uses art to communicate complex concepts in a fun and accessible manner.  His imaginative and often humorous illustrations are sure to inspire and delight the whole family.  Macaulay’s most popular book to date, The Way Things Work, is an entertaining and whimsical illustrated guide to the inner workings of machines.  In more than a dozen additional books, he has displayed the construction of intricate architectural structures, examined a centuries-old sailing vessel from past and present perspectives, and taken readers on journeys into his unique imagination. Building Books explores both Macaulay’s work and his artistic process.

A variety of David Macaulay books, including The New Way Things Work and Ship, are available for purchase in the Museum Store.

Buy David Macaulay books online.

Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay is presented in Delaware by JPMorgan Chase Foundation. This program is made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware.

Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.