Madman's Drum

A Novel in Woodcuts

$19.95

Publication Date: 8th September 2005

"Ward is ranked among the finest American wood engravers of the 20th century." — artoftheprint.com
One of the finest American wood engravers of the twentieth century and an outstanding artist of any era, Lynd Ward (1905-85) created a series of fantastic visual novels. The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of his wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they have exercised an enormous influence over latter-day graphic novelists.
Ward's tutelage included studying under the direction of German woodcut and engraving maste... Read More
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"Ward is ranked among the finest American wood engravers of the 20th century." — artoftheprint.com
One of the finest American wood engravers of the twentieth century and an outstanding artist of any era, Lynd Ward (1905-85) created a series of fantastic visual novels. The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of his wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they have exercised an enormous influence over latter-day graphic novelists.
Ward's tutelage included studying under the direction of German woodcut and engraving maste... Read More
Description
"Ward is ranked among the finest American wood engravers of the 20th century." — artoftheprint.com
One of the finest American wood engravers of the twentieth century and an outstanding artist of any era, Lynd Ward (1905-85) created a series of fantastic visual novels. The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of his wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they have exercised an enormous influence over latter-day graphic novelists.
Ward's tutelage included studying under the direction of German woodcut and engraving master Hans Alexander Mueller. He published his first book, Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts, in 1929. Like its successors, including Mad Man's Drum, Gods' Man consists solely of Ward's woodcuts, telling its story through imagery alone.
Ward's hauntingly rendered works have been honored with such prestigious awards as the Library of Congress Award, the National Academy of Design Print Award, the New York Times Best Illustrated Award, the Caldecott Medal, and the Regina Award.

Republication of the New York, 1930 edition.
Details
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
  • Publication Date: 8th September 2005
  • Trim Size: 6.12 x 9.25 in
  • Illustration Note: 128
  • ISBN: 9780486445007
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction
    ART / Individual Artists / Artists' Books
Author Bio
American artist and storyteller Lynd Ward (1905- 85) illustrated more than 200 juvenile and adult books, working in wood engraving, watercolors, oil, and lithography. He is particularly famed for his woodcut-illustrated wordless novels, the precursors to today's graphic novels.

"Ward is ranked among the finest American wood engravers of the 20th century." — artoftheprint.com
One of the finest American wood engravers of the twentieth century and an outstanding artist of any era, Lynd Ward (1905-85) created a series of fantastic visual novels. The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of his wordless works have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they have exercised an enormous influence over latter-day graphic novelists.
Ward's tutelage included studying under the direction of German woodcut and engraving master Hans Alexander Mueller. He published his first book, Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts, in 1929. Like its successors, including Mad Man's Drum, Gods' Man consists solely of Ward's woodcuts, telling its story through imagery alone.
Ward's hauntingly rendered works have been honored with such prestigious awards as the Library of Congress Award, the National Academy of Design Print Award, the New York Times Best Illustrated Award, the Caldecott Medal, and the Regina Award.

Republication of the New York, 1930 edition.
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
  • Publication Date: 8th September 2005
  • Trim Size: 6.12 x 9.25 in
  • Illustrations Note: 128
  • ISBN: 9780486445007
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction
    ART / Individual Artists / Artists' Books
American artist and storyteller Lynd Ward (1905- 85) illustrated more than 200 juvenile and adult books, working in wood engraving, watercolors, oil, and lithography. He is particularly famed for his woodcut-illustrated wordless novels, the precursors to today's graphic novels.