Explore Visual Literacy: The Walter Wick Exhibit
February 14, 2009
Families who visit the Brigham Young University Museum of Art’s newest photography exhibition will find themselves surrounded by a familiar make-believe world created from buttons, dice, marbles, rubber frogs, toy robots, and other whimsical items.
“Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic” will feature the work of Walter Wick, author and photographer of more than 30 children books that include the popular “I Spy” (with Jean Marzollo) and “Can You See What I See?” series. This exhibition will consist of 40 large-scale photographs selected from Wick’s books, five models that Wick used to create some of the images, and a behind-the-scenes video presentation that will help visitors understand how Wick creates the images in his books. The exhibition also includes a number of visual puzzles that will involve visitors in a search for gizmos and toys hidden in various photographs in the gallery. This exhibition will be on view on the museum’s lower level from Thursday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Admission is free. More information is available at http://wick.byu.edu.
Walter Wick has created or co-created a number of books including the “Can You See What I See” and the “I Spy” series. Here we have listed just a few of the wonderful books that Walter Wick has to offer; check your local library to find other titles .
Can You See What I See? Dream Machine: A Picture by Walter Wick, Scholastic Inc., 2003. Ages 4-8.
Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve by Walter Wick, Scholastic Inc., 2002. Ages 4-8.
A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1997. Ages 9-12.
I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1992. Ages 4-8.
I Spy Extreme Challenger: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzello, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 2000. Ages 9-12.
I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1993. Ages 4-8.
I Spy Gold Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1998. Ages 4-8.
I Spy School Days: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographed by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1995. Ages 4-8.
Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1998. Ages 4-8.
