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1930 self portrait 28 june 1985 reston , virginia , usa chicago , illinois , usa teachers arts in leipzig college , columbia university national academy of graphic american lynd ward illustration wordless novel 26 june 1905 wood moustache , facing forward left . engraved image of an early-middle-aged man with a may mcneer lynd ward -lrb- 1930 -rrb- self portrait.jpg lynd ward
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lynd ward

lynd kendall ward -lrb- june 26 , 1905 -- june 28 , 1985 -rrb- was an american artist and storyteller , known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving , and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books .
his wordless novels have influenced the development of the graphic novel .
strongly associated with his wood engravings , he also worked in watercolor , oil , brush and ink , lithography and mezzotint .
ward was a son of methodist minister and political organizer harry f. ward .
