--- title: "2 Hal Foster Quotes - Famous Comics artist (Richard Serra)" description: "Harold Rudolf Foster was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing styl..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hal-foster-40054.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Hal Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hal-foster-40054.jpg) # Hal Foster (1892–1982) Comics Artist United States **2** quotes in **4** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Hal Foster was a comics artist from the United States, best known for *Richard Serra*. ## Quick Facts About Hal Foster Born August 16, 1892 Died July 25, 1982 Nationality United States Profession Comics Artist Notable works Richard Serra Known for Prince Valiant, Tarzan ## About Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship and attention to detail. ## Awards & Honors Adamson Awards Inkpot Award Reuben Award Will Eisner Hall of Fame Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame ## Quotes by Hal Foster > [“Design is all about desire, but strangely this desire seems almost subject-less today, or at least lack-less; that is, design seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-foster/design-is-all-about-desire-but-strangely-this-desire-seems-almost/) Hal Foster [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/hal-foster-100173_desire_design-is-all-about-desire-but-strangely_1627178.jpg) > [“For Seabrook this 'nobrow' state - where the old brow distinctions no longer seem to apply - is not only a dumbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-foster/for-seabrook-this-nobrow-state-where-the-old-brow-distinctions-no/) Hal Foster [Old world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/hal-foster-100173_old-world_for-seabrook-this-nobrow-state-where-the_2598102.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-foster/#itemlist", "name": "Hal Foster Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Design is all about desire, but strangely this desire seems almost subject-less today, or at least lack-less; that is, design seems to advance a new kind of narcissism, one that is all image and no interiority - an apotheosis of the subject that is also its disappearance. 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