Bill Ward Bill Ward - Laugh Digest, 1970
charcoal, ink and white lead on paper
34 x 46 cm
Original illustration made by Ward in 1970 for the men's magazine Humorama. Ward began drawing pin-ups during World War II, creating seductive, busty women in high heels, black stockings, and skintight dresses, thus influencing the erotic fantasies of postwar America: the boom in men's magazines of the 1950s only cemented Ward as one of the country's most popular artists. Signed on the front and dated on the back.
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34 x 46 cm
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charcoal, ink and white lead on paper
34 x 46 cm
Original illustration made by Ward in 1970 for the men's magazine Humorama. Ward began drawing pin-ups during World War II, creating seductive, busty women in high heels, black stockings, and skintight dresses, thus influencing the erotic fantasies of postwar America: the boom in men's magazines of the 1950s only cemented Ward as one of the country's most popular artists. Signed on the front and dated on the back.
Dimensions
34 x 46 cm