Bill Ward, Untitled, ca 1970s

Bill Ward (1919–1998) was an American cartoonist and illustrator, celebrated as one of the masters of mid-century pin-up and "good girl" art. He created the comic heroine Torchy in the 1940s and went on to produce thousands of cartoons for men's humor magazines such as Humorama over the following decades.

Working mainly in charcoal and pencil, Ward was admired for his confident line, exaggerated anatomy and playful eroticism. His original drawings are now prized by collectors of American illustration and erotic art.