Prelude to a Million Years
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Prelude to a Million Years: A Book of Wood Engravings is a 1933 wordless novel consisting of thirty wood engravings by American artist Lynd Ward. It was the fourth of Ward's six wordless novels, a gen
The protagonist hunches over his creation.
Wild Pilgrimage
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Wild Pilgrimage is the third wordless novel of American artist Lynd Ward, published in 1932. It was executed in 108 monochromatic wood engravings, printed alternately in black ink when representing re
Prelude to a Million Years
…1926) in New York City. The work inspired Ward to create a wordless novel of his own, Gods' Man (1929), which he followed with Madman's Drum (1930) and Wild Pilgrimage (1932). In December 1931, Ward and McNeer were among the nine cofounders of Equinox Cooperative Press, dedicated to a hands-on approach to bookmaking…
Wild Pilgrimage alternates between the protagonist's reality (in black) and fantasy (in orange).
Ward read Frans Masereel's wordless novel The Sun (1919, pictured) while studying in Germany.
American Regionalism and other movements influenced Ward's artwork. People of Chilmark, Thomas Hart Benton, 1920