Description: LYND KENDALL WARD1905 - 1985 WOOD ENGRAVING - GODS' MANUNIQUE ARTIST'S/PUBLISHER'S PROOF - 1929 Lynd Kendall Ward was an American printmaker, illustrator and novelist, born in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his book illustrations, particularly his wordless novels (a precursor to the modern graphic novels), which he illustrated with woodcuts and wood engravings. His early works were heavily influenced by the Art Deco movement. Ward's first wordless novel was "Gods' Man" in 1929, a Faustian story in which a desperate artist sells his soul for a magical paintbrush. He created five other wordless novels over the next decade. Ward also illustrated a number of classic novels and contemporary children’s books, including "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" (1930) by Elizabeth Coatsworth, which won the Newbery Medal in 1931. His own children's book "The Biggest Bear" won the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1953. In 1973 his wordless novel "The Silver Pony" won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, was a Boston Globe – Horn Picture Book Honor book and was named a New York Times Best-Illustrated Children's Books.Ward served as the president of the Society of American Graphic Artists from 1953 to 1959. He was awarded the Library of Congress award for wood engraving in 1948 and a National Academy of Design award in 1949. WOOD ENGRAVING ON WOVE PAPER. SIGNED WITH INITIALS & INSCRIBED 'A/P'; BOTH IN PENCIL. UNFRAMED.PROVENANCE: SIGNED PROOF PRINT FOR THE PUBLISHER OF GODS' MAN 'JONATHAN CAPE & HARRISON SMITH, NEW YORK', IN 1929. BEARS TYPED INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE PUBLISHER.Image in very good, strong, unfaded condition. Full wide original margins. Pale discolouration to paper. Sight shadow from previous mount. Unframed.APPROX IMAGE SIZE: 13 CM X 9.5 CM (5" X 3 3/4") APPROX PAPER SIZE: 31 CM X 22.5 CM (12" X 9") IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK. PLEASE VIEW OVER 500 ARTWORKS AT OUR SHOP, 'ABSOLUTE FINE ART', INCLUDING WORK BY PETER BLAKE, TERRY FROST, CLAES OLDENBURG & STANLEY WILLIAM HAYTER. SHIPPED PACKED ROLLED IN ACID FREE TISSUE IN A REINFORCED MAILING TUBE.INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL IMPORT DUTIES/TAXES.
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Originality: Limited Edition Print
Signed?: Signed
Type: Print
Original/ Repro: Original
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: Yes
Style: Art Deco
Features: Signed
Material: Paper
Production Technique: Wood Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Portrait
