Comments on: The Art of Frances Tipton Hunter

By: Karen Stone-Stalnaker

Karen Stone-Stalnaker — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:40:27 +0000

I found an old picture that Francis Tipton Hunter did and it is called Double Trouble. It’s in it’s original frame with the pegs that hold the frame together. The back cardboard is flaking but the picture is perfect. I’ve been thinking about cutting another piece of cardboard just to cover the original so it wont flake any more. I would love to know the value of the picture. I found this picutre in a closet of an old house I bought 30 years ago. I don’t know how long it had been there before I found it. I know the house was about 150 years old and is being torn down now. I still have the picture, it still has the original wire for hanging it on the wall. It’s a fantastic find.

By: Charles Neumann

Charles Neumann — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:47:25 +0000

A fine article and recap of an excellent cover artist. Her paintings of children rivaled anyones. The expressions captured were wonderful. The boy in the June 6 and September5 12. 1936 covers appear to be the same young man. His expressions are amazing.

By: Bob McGowan

Bob McGowan — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:25:07 +0000

Diana, your feature in the weekly POST e-mails are without a doubt, my favorite feature—and I comment often, I know. I absolutely love the art of Ms. Hunter, thank you for featuring her! I was not aware of her of her previously.

As much as I like all of the covers sampled here, the ‘Soda Fountain’ is my favorite. I can relate to the “oh no!” expression on the boy’s face—and it happened to me recently! She did A LOT of other work too, in a much tougher time period for women in general, particularly in this male-dominated field. I want to study her other POST covers at the Curtis website. Thank you so much!