Madman's Drum

The library's unmatched collection of works by American printmaker and book illustrator Lynd Ward was notably strengthened by the recent gift of the more than 100 original woodengraved blocks and a complete set of proofs for Ward's second "novel in woodcuts," Madman's Drum, published in 1930. The generous gift was made by the artist's daughters, Robin Ward Savage and Nanda Ward, the latter of whom also donated a series of original mezzotint plates and proofs created by Ward for an illustrated edition of Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol published in 1928.