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Children's Books

WARD, Lynd

Swift, Hildegarde

Classics

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

"If you care about graphic novels, you need this book." -- New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman Graphic Witness features rare wordless novels by five great twentieth century woodcut artists from Europe and North America. The stories they tell reflect the political and social issues of their times as well as the broader issues that are still relevant today. Frans Masereel (1899-1972) was born in Belgium and is considered the father of the wordless graphic novel. Graphic Witness includes the first reprint of his classic work The Passion of a Man since its 1918 publication in Munich. American Lynd Ward (1905-85), author of the provocative Wild Pilgrimage, is considered among the most important of wordless novelists. Giacomo Patri (1898-1978) was born in Italy and lived in the United States. His White Collar featured an introduction by Rockwell Kent and was used a promotional piece by the labor movement. Erich Glas's (1897-1973) haunting wordless novel Leilot, created in 1942, foreshadows the Holocaust, which was not widely known about at the time. Southern Cross by Canadian Laurence Hyde (1914-87) was controversial for its criticism of U.S. H-bomb testing in the South Pacific. Author George A. Walker draws on his expertise as a woodcut artist to provide insight into the tools and techniques used to create these works of art. As well, he examines the importance of the role of artists as witnesses and critics of their times, and the influence of the genre on the emergence of comics and the modern graphic novel. This newly expanded edition of Graphic Witness, which features an afterword by cartoonist Seth, will appeal to readers interested in social issues, printmaking, art history and contemporary culture.

Graphic Witness: Five Wordless Graphic Novels by Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, Giacomo Patri, Erich Glas and Laurence Hyde

Comics & Graphic Novels

MASEREEL, Frans

Hyde, Laurence

Walker, George A.

Patri, Giacomo

Glas, Erich

Graphic Novels

Firefly Books

The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. The intricate woodcuts transcend all barriers of language, and fresh details reward the eye with every review. 139 black-and-white illustrations.

Gods' man: A novel in woodcuts

St.Martin's Press

Gods' Man

The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. The intricate woodcuts transcend all barriers of language, and fresh details reward the eye with every review. 139 black-and-white illustrations.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

A fully illustrated biography of the great Southern general which recreates his boyhood, his family life and his career

America's Robert E. Lee

COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE

Told only in pictures, this is the story of a lonely farm boy who confuses his dreams of adventure on a winged pony with reality.

The Silver Pony: A Story in Pictures

Animals

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

The Biggest Bear

Houghton/Mifflin

The Biggest Bear: A Caldecott Award Winner

Clarion Books

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Biggest Bear

Sandpiper

HMH Books for Young Readers

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