Lynd Ward

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Lynd Ward was an American artist and storyteller best known for his pioneering wordless woodcut novels that helped shape the graphic novel form.

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instanceOf artist
graphic novelist
illustrator
person
printmaker
storyteller
awardReceived Caldecott Medal
Library of Congress Living Legend (posthumous recognition in field of graphic narrative)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-06-26
dateOfDeath 1985-06-28
educatedAt Columbia University
National Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Production, Leipzig
familyName Ward
fieldOfWork graphic narrative
wood engraving
woodcut
wordless novels
gender male
genre wordless novel
givenName Lynd
hasArtisticMedium book illustration
wood engraving
woodcut
helpedShape form of the modern graphic novel
influenced American comics
graphic novel
visual storytelling
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Expressionism
Social realism
name Lynd Ward
nationality American
notableFor pioneering wordless woodcut novels
notableWork Gods' Man
linked to: God’s Man

Madman's Drum
Prelude to a Million Years
Song Without Words
Vertigo
Wild Pilgrimage
occupation artist
children's book illustrator
illustrator
printmaker
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Reston, Virginia, United States
linked to: Reston
spouse May McNeer
workedOn illustration of children's books

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Lynd Ward name Lynd Ward
God’s Man creator Lynd Ward
God’s Man author Lynd Ward
God’s Man illustrator Lynd Ward
Chris Ware influencedBy Lynd Ward