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Hal Foster, prince of illustrators : father of the adventure strip / written and compiled by Brian M. Kane ; edited by J. David Spurlock

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Lebanon, New Jersey : Vanguard Productions, c2001Description: 195 p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1887591257 (Paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN6727.H74 K34 2001 NC1449.F67
Contents:
Hal from Halifax -- Portaging Canada -- Special gallery: Companions in Adventure -- Helen the Fair -- Knight Errant -- "We Ate Ape" -- In the Days of King Arthur -- Father of the Adventure Strip -- Hal Foster: A Color Gallery -- The Bard of Avalon -- Voice from Val-Hal-En -- A Canadian Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- The Spoils of War -- Beyond Camelot -- The Royal Family -- Knights of the Drawing Table -- Passing of the King -- Tributes: A Knight to be Remembered.
Summary: In the first comprehensive biography of Hal Foster, author Brian M. Kane examines the 70-year career of one of the greatest illustrators of the twentieth century. Superman was modeled after Foster's drawings of Tarzan, Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond borrowed compositions from Prince Valiant and thousands of artists, including the famous contemporary Western painter James Bama, count Foster among their greatest influences.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NC 1449 .F67 K34 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 643213

Hal from Halifax -- Portaging Canada -- Special gallery: Companions in Adventure -- Helen the Fair -- Knight Errant -- "We Ate Ape" -- In the Days of King Arthur -- Father of the Adventure Strip -- Hal Foster: A Color Gallery -- The Bard of Avalon -- Voice from Val-Hal-En -- A Canadian Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- The Spoils of War -- Beyond Camelot -- The Royal Family -- Knights of the Drawing Table -- Passing of the King -- Tributes: A Knight to be Remembered.

In the first comprehensive biography of Hal Foster, author Brian M. Kane examines the 70-year career of one of the greatest illustrators of the twentieth century. Superman was modeled after Foster's drawings of Tarzan, Flash Gordon's Alex Raymond borrowed compositions from Prince Valiant and thousands of artists, including the famous contemporary Western painter James Bama, count Foster among their greatest influences.

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