BILL WARD Fantagraphic Artist's Edition GIANT HARDCOVER NIB

Description: PLEASE NOTE that at this time, the post office is VERY VERY slow and if you need this by a specific time, you'll need to select Priority Mail or it may take a couple weeks or longer to get there. I know it's more expensive, but it's the only way to insure a quick delivery... NO RISK PURCHASE! See Below** BILL WARD Fantagraphics Studio Edition SEALED - NEW IN BOX! Vintage glamour girl artist extraordinaire Bill Ward gets the full Fantagraphics Studio Edition treatment featuring Ward’s most polished, fully-realized pinups from the 1950s and 1960s.Bill Ward’s glamour girls were the staples of countless men’s and humor magazines, where they shared the pages with cult models like Bettie Page, Tina Louise, and Julie Newmar, and cartoons by fellow “good girl” artists such as Archie’s Dan Decarlo and Playboy’s Jack Cole. Imagine if you will, an innocent but stunning young woman boasting wildly exaggeratedly Barbie - like proportions poured into a wisp of lingerie or clingy cocktail dress and adorned in diamond necklaces and opera-length gloves, all perched on top of a pair of dangerously high stiletto heels, and you’ve got the recipe for the quintessential Bill Ward glamour girl. > What set Ward apart ― and above ― his talented contemporaries in terms of sheer image-making was his use of the conte crayon. When drawn on simple newsprint stock, this potent combination created Ward’s trademark gossamer sheen on his women’s thigh-high stockings. This Fantagraphics Studio edition showcases the best of Ward’s Humorama work and includes a healthy number of what became known as his “telephone girls.” Tame by today’s standards, Ward’s telephone girls were always caught in candid moments when they just happened to be talking on the phone dressed in gossamer lingerie in innocently provocative poses. And did they ever talk on the phone when they weren’t in bed? The majority of the images in this volume were drawn between 1955 and 1965 when Ward was at the height of his skill. They have been scanned in super high-solution from original art and reproduced to highlight every sheen and accentuate every curve to its fullest. The book not only reproduces more than 150 of Ward’s most beautifully rendered illustrations, but also serves as a time capsule to a more innocent moment in pop culture when these images were shocking. ABOUT THIS EDITION: ARTISTS' EDITION: What is an Artists' Edition? "An artist's edition presents complete stories with each page scanned from the actual original art." While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections and blue pencils. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board. This volume contains 159 single panel illustrations, with an introduction by Von Teese, a foreword by Chun, the art, and an index of the gags. Chun’s introduction states Ward’s originals often measured 18 inches by 24 inches, so the images in this book are reduced to 10.5 inches by 14.5 inches. The art presents very well, each scan clean and clear. The art has aged well, the newsprint paper stock now showing tan to yellow. The art appears bordered with tape residue. The gag is written in ballpoint pen below the image, but it’s rarely legible. All images are black Conté crayon with white for accent and detail. There are no gradients from ink here, but texture was created by laying textured items under the newsprint as the crayon was applied. The Fantagraphics Studio Edition also features an introduction by fashion/style icon and burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese. An original pinup art collector herself, Dita was mostly recently featured in Taylor Swift’s music video “Bejeweled.” This is an incredible volume. Even the endpapers are decorated! It is a giant of a book 19.5" × 15.1" weighing 8lbs and it comes sealed in it's solander outer box. Don't miss this opportunity to get this amazing Artists' Edition as they are soon to sell out!

Price: 289.99 USD

Location: Walnut, California

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