The exhibition featuring the whimsical and enchanting original drawings, paintings, and sketches of best-selling author and illustrator David Macaulay is coming to a close at the Currier Museum of Art on Sunday, June 14.

Macaulay's gift for conveying complex concepts in a fun and understandable way has delighted children and adults for decades. He has a special genius for explaining the wonder of the way things work—from gadgets to gargantuan buildings—and for bringing readers on extraordinary journeys of the imagination. Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay is the first in-depth museum exhibition to explore the work and process of this popular artist.

"David Macaulay is one of the most creative and innovative artists working today. His books have inspired and intrigued more than two generations of readers around the world.  We are delighted to bring his original work to northern New England," says director Susan Strickler.

Don't miss the opportunity to see this terrific family-friendly exhibition!

Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Currier Museum of Art presentation of the exhibition is supported in part by TD Charitable Foundation and RiverStone Resources LLC. Media sponsor is WZID.

About the artist:
As a young boy in Lancashire, England, David Macaulay was fascinated by the way objects are made and how they operate. Out of cigar boxes, he constructed elevators. Using yarn, he made intricate systems of moving cable cars. In 1988, using his remarkable talents for translating concepts and information to the printed page, he was asked to illustrate The Way Things Work: From Levers to Lasers. Macaulay has since expanded the book to include digital technology. The artist's books have sold two million copies in America and have been published in a dozen languages, and Cathedral, Castle, and Pyramid have been made into popular PBS television programs. Macaulay is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards and a MacArthur Fellowship.

About the Currier:
The Currier Museum of Art (http://www.currier.org) is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy café filled with light and equipped with WiFi. The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages.

The Currier is located at 150 Ash Street, Manchester, New Hampshire and is wheelchair accessible. Museum hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 11-5; Saturday, 10-5. Closed Tuesday. Open 11-8 the first Thursday of each month. Museum admission: adults $10; seniors $9; students $8; children under 18 free. Free to all on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To get more information, visit http://www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144, x 108.