Randolph Caldecott Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1953) Winner
Lynd Ward
リンク・ワード
Rinku Wādo
Aliases:
Lynd Kendall Ward
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1905-06-26 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Died
- 1985-06-28 （Reston, Virginia） age 80
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Methodist
- Residence History
- Oak Park, Illinois → Englewood, New Jersey → Leonia, New Jersey → Cresskill, New Jersey → Reston, Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- Artist, Novelist, Illustrator, Printmaker
- Active Years
- 1927-1985
- Affiliations
- Society of American Graphic Artists (President), National Academy of Design, Society of Illustrators
- Memberships
- Society of American Graphic Artists, National Academy of Design, Society of Illustrators
- Influenced By
- Frans Masereel, Otto Nückel
- Influenced
- Art Spiegelman, Eric Drooker
- Nominations
- Caldecott Honor (1950, America's Ethan Allen)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers College, Columbia University | — | Fine Arts | — | 1922-1926 | United States |
| National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking | — | Graphic Arts | — | 1926-1927 | Germany |
Teachers College, Columbia University
Fine Arts
Period:
1922-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
United States
Studied fine arts
National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking
Graphic Arts
Period:
1926-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Germany
Studied etching, lithography, and wood engraving
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Caldecott Medal | The Biggest Bear | 子供向け絵本 | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1948 | Joseph Pennell Award | Wood engravings | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
| — | Rutgers University Award | Distinguished Contribution to Children's Literature | — | Rutgers University | 受賞 |
Caldecott Medal
1953
Work:
The Biggest Bear
Category:
子供向け絵本
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Joseph Pennell Award
1948
Work:
Wood engravings
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
受賞
Rutgers University Award
Work:
Distinguished Contribution to Children's Literature
Organization:
Rutgers University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gods' Man
1929 Wordless novelA woodcut novel about an artist's seduction by fame and power leading to doom.
Artist's struggleCorruption of power
Madman's Drum
1930 Wordless novelStory of slavery and family tragedy.
SlaveryFamily downfall
Wild Pilgrimage
1932 Wordless novelDepicts class struggle and lynching.
Class struggleRacial injustice
Prelude to a Million Years
1933 Wordless novelEvolution and primal instincts.
EvolutionPrimitivism
Song Without Words
1936 Wordless novelLife of a woman across generations.
Women's livesGenerations
Vertigo
1937 Wordless novelMidlife crisis of a businessman.
Midlife crisisCapitalism
The Biggest Bear
1952 Children's picture bookCaldecott Medal winner about a boy and a giant bear.
FriendshipWild animals
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Woodcut-based visual narrativeExpressionismArt Deco
- Recurring Motifs
- Class and labor issuesRacial injusticeNature and humanityPolitical allegory
Health
-
Tuberculosis幼少期Childhood illness led to family moves for recovery
Legacy
Pioneer of wordless novels, influencing the graphic novel genre.
Archives
- Penn State University Libraries
- University of Oregon
In Popular Culture
- Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize named after him
Trivia
- Father was first chairman of ACLU
- Name backwards spells 'draw'
- Collaborated extensively with wife May McNeer