God’s Man
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God’s Man is a 1929 wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, renowned for its powerful woodcut illustrations that explore themes of ambition, art, and fate.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10030691 — 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: God’s Man Context triple: [Regions of Light and Sound of God, basedOn, God’s Man]
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A.
God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
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B.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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C.
The Preacher
The Preacher is a central character in the 1972 Western film "Buck and the Preacher," portrayed as a crafty, sharp-witted con man who becomes an unlikely ally in defending freed slaves from violent oppressors.
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D.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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E.
The Redeemer of Man
The Redeemer of Man is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 encyclical *Redemptor Hominis*, which outlines his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
- 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: God’s Man Target entity description: God’s Man is a 1929 wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, renowned for its powerful woodcut illustrations that explore themes of ambition, art, and fate.
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A.
God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
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B.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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C.
The Preacher
The Preacher is a central character in the 1972 Western film "Buck and the Preacher," portrayed as a crafty, sharp-witted con man who becomes an unlikely ally in defending freed slaves from violent oppressors.
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D.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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E.
The Redeemer of Man
The Redeemer of Man is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 encyclical *Redemptor Hominis*, which outlines his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphic novel precursor
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wordless novel ⓘ |
| artMovement | Expressionism ⓘ |
| author | Lynd Ward ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | unnamed artist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Lynd Ward ⓘ |
| criticalReception | renowned for powerful woodcut illustrations ⓘ |
| depicts |
artists’ exploitation
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poverty and wealth contrast ⓘ urban and rural environments ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Madman’s Drum
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linked to:
Madman's Drum
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| follows | a struggling artist’s life ⓘ |
| format | sequential woodcut images ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist art
ⓘ
graphic narrative ⓘ wordless novel ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Faustian bargain
ⓘ
masked stranger offering a magic brush ⓘ rise and fall of an artist ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
dramatic chiaroscuro
ⓘ
dynamic, cinematic composition ⓘ symbolic imagery ⓘ |
| illustrator | Lynd Ward ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the graphic novel form
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later comics artists and graphic novelists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Frans Masereel’s wordless novels ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut prints ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
ambition
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art ⓘ corruption ⓘ fate ⓘ temptation ⓘ the cost of success ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early example of American graphic storytelling
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told entirely without words ⓘ uses high-contrast black-and-white woodcuts ⓘ |
| numberOfIllustrations | 139 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (wordless) ⓘ |
| partOf | Lynd Ward’s cycle of wordless novels ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith
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linked to:
Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
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| setting | unnamed city ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
alienation in modern society
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moral consequences of ambition ⓘ relationship between art and commerce ⓘ |
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Subject: God’s Man Description of subject: God’s Man is a 1929 wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, renowned for its powerful woodcut illustrations that explore themes of ambition, art, and fate.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: God’s Man