With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Harold Rudolf (Hal) Foster
Comic Art
1892 – 1982
Foster drew detailed but clean and neat panels, influencing future cartoonists.
- Biography/Description of Work
Harold Rudolf Foster’s career began with the creation in 1928 of his Tarzan adventure series, which he drew until 1937. He then created his best know fantasy strip, Prince Valient, which ran until 1971. Instead of using word bubbles, Foster put narration and dialogue in captions. He lived in Redding from 1944 to 1971, when he retired to Florida.
- Sources view
- Dennis Paget: They All Lived in Redding, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Foster, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/214629/Harold-Rudolf-Foster, http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Hal_Foster.html, http://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/foster_hal.htm, http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm, http://www.askart.com/AskART/F/hal_foster/hal_foster.aspx, http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Past-Inductees.aspx Harold Rudolf Foster Article - New York Times - 1958-4-23, Harold Rudolf Foster Obituary - New York Times - 1982-7-27, Ridgefield 1964 City Directory
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