Background
Foster, Harold Rudolf was born on August 16, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Edward Lusher and Janet Grace (Rudolf) Foster.
Foster, Harold Rudolf was born on August 16, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Edward Lusher and Janet Grace (Rudolf) Foster.
Came to the United States, 1921, naturalized, 1934. Student Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, 1922-1924, American Academy, 1925-1926, Chicago Academy, 1926-1927.
Artist, Stovals Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1911-1913, T. Eaton Company, Winnipeg, 1913-1915, Buckley Studios, Winnipeg, 1915-1921, Jahn & Oilier Engraving Company, Chicago, 1921-1927, Palenske-Yount Company, Chicago, 1921-1936. Writer cartoonist: Tarzan of the Apes, 1933-1937, Prince Valiant, 1937-1979.
Fellow Royal Academy Arts (London). Member National Cartoonists Society (Reuben 1957, plaque for Best Story Strip 1964, plaque for Best Special Feature 1966, 67).
Married Helen Lucille Wells, August 28, 1915. Children: Edward Lusher, Arthur James.