Frances Tipton Hunter (1896-1957) was an important American illustrator whose career spanned the years from the early 1920s to the late 1950s. Born in Howard, PA, Hunter had a childhood marked by the death of her mother when Frances was only six years old. Thereafter, the future illustrator was raised by her aunt and uncle.

Hunter's artist talent was recognized early in high school, and she studied and graduated with honors from the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts, and then continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Fleisher Art Memorial. Like many women illustrators of her time, Hunter made children her specialty, and was particularly noted for her charming p...