Lynd Ward
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Lynd Ward was an American artist and storyteller best known for his pioneering wordless woodcut novels that helped shape the graphic novel form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lynd Ward canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8215007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lynd Ward Context triple: [Ward, hasNotableBearer, Lynd Ward]
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A.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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B.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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C.
Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish was a prominent American painter and illustrator known for his luminous, dreamlike landscapes and distinctive use of saturated colors in early 20th-century commercial art and book illustration.
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D.
Paul Cadmus
Paul Cadmus was an American painter and printmaker known for his finely detailed, satirical depictions of social life and homoerotic imagery, often associated with the Social Realism movement.
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E.
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh was an American painter and printmaker best known for his vivid, crowded depictions of New York City’s urban life during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lynd Ward Target entity description: Lynd Ward was an American artist and storyteller best known for his pioneering wordless woodcut novels that helped shape the graphic novel form.
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A.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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B.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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C.
Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish was a prominent American painter and illustrator known for his luminous, dreamlike landscapes and distinctive use of saturated colors in early 20th-century commercial art and book illustration.
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D.
Paul Cadmus
Paul Cadmus was an American painter and printmaker known for his finely detailed, satirical depictions of social life and homoerotic imagery, often associated with the Social Realism movement.
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E.
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh was an American painter and printmaker best known for his vivid, crowded depictions of New York City’s urban life during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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graphic novelist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Caldecott Medal
NERFINISHED
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Library of Congress Living Legend (posthumous recognition in field of graphic narrative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-06-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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National Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Production, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
graphic narrative
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wood engraving ⓘ woodcut ⓘ wordless novels ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | wordless novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Lynd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMedium |
book illustration
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wood engraving ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| helpedShape | form of the modern graphic novel ⓘ |
| influenced |
American comics
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graphic novel ⓘ visual storytelling ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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Social realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lynd Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering wordless woodcut novels ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gods' Man
NERFINISHED
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Madman's Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ Prelude to a Million Years NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Without Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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children's book illustrator ⓘ illustrator ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Reston, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | May McNeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | illustration of children's books ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lynd Ward Description of subject: Lynd Ward was an American artist and storyteller best known for his pioneering wordless woodcut novels that helped shape the graphic novel form.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.