Gods man was the first american wordless novel, and is considered a precursor of the graphic novel, whose development it. You note in your introduction that wards first novel, gods man, is the. Gods man is a wordless novel by american artist lynd ward 19051985 published in 1929. I took photographs of each individual page and processed them with. The library of america interviews art spiegelman about lynd ward. In 9 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the faustian story of an artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbrush. Ward 190585, in employing the concept of the wordless pictorial narrative, acknowledged his predecessors the european artists frans masereel and otto nuckel. He is the author of six novels in woodcuts and three picture.
A video showcase of one of my favorite and most treasured books. Were it not for spiegelmans own role in raising comics to a bona fide artistic. The song is set to the entire woodcut novel gods man, by lynd ward. A novel in woodcuts dover fine art, history of art pdf. Lynd ward gods man pdf results 1 16 of 16 gods man. He is the author of six novels in woodcuts and three picture books for children, and the illustrator of some two hundred other books. In 9 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the faustian story of. Six novels in woodcuts boxed set library of america. A novel in woodcuts by ward, lynd and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gods man, the first of lynd wards six novels in woodcuts, is a. Storyteller without words, an autobiographical monograph on his work in wood engraving, was published in 1974. Written, produced and all instruments performed by jim james with the exception of strings and percussion in louisville, ky. Six novels in woodcuts, edited by art spiegelman, rich.
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