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Circa: 1920's
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Size: Height - 9 ¾” Width - 7 ¾”
This is an adorable antique print of a charming little girl sitting in a field, surrounded by a multitude of gorgeous colorful flowers. The scene captures the innocence and whimsical nature of childhood, as the little girl solely focuses on a beautiful butterfly that’s landed on a flower. She even appears to be clasping her hands in delight and probably bewilderment, from the charming expression on her face. There is a great variety of flowers that can be found in this picture with bright, vibrant colors throughout. This picture was originally painted by the famous, American listed artist, Frances Tipton Hunter (1896-1957).
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She was a famous illustrator, well-known for her humorous and endearing children and animal pictures. Her signature, partially covered by the frame, can be found in the lower left corner of this print. The print is in excellent original condition. The molded wood frame is original to the print and retains the original gold and terra cotta colored finish. Original glass. Replaced wire hanger. Circa 1920’s.
*** I’ve included some interesting information below about this well-known artist, Frances Tipton Hunter:
"Frances Tipton Hunter was an American magazine illustrator specializing in gently humorous and endearing genre pictures of children, in a style related to the Americana of Norman Rockwell. She was active from the 1920s to the late 1950s. Born in Pennsylvania, she was orphaned at age 6 and raised by relatives in Williamsport. As a young woman she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts. Later she became a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Artists Guild. Tipton illustrated for all the major magazines of the era and produced artwork for advertising, catalogs, calendars, greeting cards and posters. She drew paper dolls for Woman’s Home Companion in the 1920s and continued to make them at least into the 1940s; two collections were reissued by Dover Publications in 1988-89. She also produced covers for magazines such as Collier’s and Country Home as well as at least 18 covers for the Saturday Evening Post between 1936 and 1941. She published a children’s book, The Frances Tipton Hunter Picture Book, with verses and stories by Marjorie Barrows (1935). She left much of her artwork to the Lycoming County Historical Museum and the James V. Brown Library in Williamsport; according to the library’s web site 'her original posters and advertisements are rare'."
- This article was cited from: GeorgeGlazer.com
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