Harold Rudolf Foster
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Harold Rudolf Foster was a pioneering Canadian-American comic strip artist best known for creating and illustrating the influential adventure strip "Prince Valiant."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartoonist
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comic strip artist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hal Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eisner Award Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
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National Cartoonists Society awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeFocus |
heroic fantasy
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historical adventure ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Prince Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
newspaper comic strips
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sequential art ⓘ |
| genre | adventure comics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
fantasy illustration
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graphic novels ⓘ visual storytelling in comics ⓘ |
| hasRole |
artist of adventure stories
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writer of adventure stories ⓘ |
| influenced |
adventure comic strips
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comic book artists ⓘ fantasy comics ⓘ superhero comics ⓘ |
| inspired |
fantasy comic artists
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later adventure strip creators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cinematic storytelling
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historically inspired fantasy settings ⓘ innovative page layouts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of newspaper comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Harold Rudolf Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Prince Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
epic, serialized narratives
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meticulous research in costume and armor design ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
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comic strip artist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | newspaper Sunday pages ⓘ |
| significantWork | long-running Sunday strip "Prince Valiant" ⓘ |
| style |
detailed line work
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painterly composition ⓘ realistic illustration ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical articles on comic history
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retrospective art books ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York (state)
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
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