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1892 Halifax, Nova Scotia - 1982 Spring Hill, Florida. Known for: "Prince Valiant" comic strip, drawing.
Hal Foster was conspicuously talented and greatly influential. He drew two of the best-looking adventure strips in comics, Tarzan and Prince Valiant. He was active in the field from the late 1920s to... Read full biography
Hal Foster was conspicuously talented and greatly influential. He drew two of the best-looking adventure strips in comics, Tarzan and Prince Valiant. He was active in the field from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and during that half-century reached a wide audience and influenced numerous... Read full biography
Hal Foster was conspicuously talented and greatly influential. He drew two of the best-looking adventure strips in comics, Tarzan and Prince Valiant. He was active in the field from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and during that half-century reached a wide audience and influenced numerous younger artists, including Alex Raymond and Frank Frazetta. Harold Rudolf Foster was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family moved to Winnipeg when he was still in his teens. An outdoorsman, he went fur... Read full biography
Hal Foster was conspicuously talented and greatly influential. He drew two of the best-looking adventure strips in comics, Tarzan and Prince Valiant. He was active in the field from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and during that half-century reached a wide audience and influenced numerous younger artists, including Alex Raymond and Frank Frazetta. Harold Rudolf Foster was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family moved to Winnipeg when he was still in his teens. An outdoorsman, he went fur trapping as a teenager. After a variety of short-lived jobs, Foster decided to try to make some money with his knack for drawing; he landed a seasonal job illustrating the catalog of the Hudson Bay Company in Winnipeg. By 1921, he had made up his mind... Read full biography
Hal Foster was conspicuously talented and greatly influential. He drew two of the best-looking adventure strips in comics, Tarzan and Prince Valiant. He was active in the field from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and during that half-century reached a wide audience and influenced numerous younger artists, including Alex Raymond and Frank Frazetta. Harold Rudolf Foster was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family moved to Winnipeg when he was still in his teens. An outdoorsman, he went fur trapping as a teenager. After a variety of short-lived jobs, Foster decided to try to make some money with his knack for drawing; he landed a seasonal job illustrating the catalog of the Hudson Bay Company in Winnipeg. By 1921, he had made up his mind to go to the United States for formal art training. He spent 14 days bicycling from Winnipeg to Chicago,... Read full biography
Hal Rudolf Foster - Artist Info
About Hal Rudolf Foster: Keywords
Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
Art School
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Reuben Award, National Cartoon Society
- •Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Potlatch Collection
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics