In 9 captionless woodblock prints it tells the faustian story of an. The library of america interviews art spiegelman about lynd ward. Rabkin and jesse willis discuss gods man by lynd ward. He is the author of six novels in woodcuts and three picture books for children, and the illustrator of some two hundred other books. The song is set to the entire woodcut novel gods man, by lynd ward.
Gods man was the first of six wordless novels created by lynd ward during the years 19291974, and the first american wordless novel. Lynd ward gods man pdf results 1 16 of 16 gods man. A novel in woodcuts dover fine art, history of art pdf. In 9 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the faustian story of an artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbrush. Dover publications its a wordless novel all told in woodcuts.
A video showcase of one of my favorite and most treasured books. Storyteller without words, an autobiographical monograph on his work in wood engraving, was published in 1974. I took photographs of each individual page and processed them with. In 9 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the faustian story of. The most important work of american artist and illustrator lynd ward, gods man is a powerfully evocative novel, told entirely through woodcuts. Gods man, the first of lynd wards six novels in woodcuts, is a. Ward 190585, in employing the concept of the wordless pictorial narrative, acknowledged his predecessors the european artists frans masereel and otto nuckel.
A novel in woodcuts by ward, lynd and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You note in your introduction that wards first novel, gods man, is the. Scanned page from limited edition copy of gods man by lynd ward. Written, produced and all instruments performed by jim james with the exception of strings and percussion in louisville, ky. He is the author of six novels in woodcuts and three picture. Gods man was the first american wordless novel, and is considered a precursor of the graphic novel, whose development it. Gods man is a wordless novel by american artist lynd ward 19051985 published in 1929. Six novels in woodcuts, edited by art spiegelman, rich. Were it not for spiegelmans own role in raising comics to a bona fide artistic. Six novels in woodcuts boxed set library of america.
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