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In the 1930s, Ward channeled his frustration with traditional publishing and helped create Equinox Cooperative Press. He used the indie press to create a beautiful line of hand-crafted books.
Two woodcuts from Ward’s wordless novel, God’s Man, are included in this post. Click to enlarge and visit the LOA site to see more.We caught up with Library of America editor Christopher Carduff to find out more about the life and work of this publishing visionary.
Carduff explained: “I think it’s there are still things that only books can do, despite the arrival of new forms of media. There are still delights that only ink and paper and light reflected off the page can do. Ward made beautiful art objects that weren’t for the few, they were for the many. He gave pleasure that only books can give. It should be a reassurance for publishers, especially publishers who care about books as aesthetic objects. He’s an excellent example of a total book artist, somebody who really understood what a book can be.” continued…
