Lynn Bogue Hunt (1878–1960) was an American wildlife artist, and illustrator of magazines and books.

Life

Hunt was born in

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, in 1878. From age 12 he lived in

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, and graduated from Albion High School in 1897. He then became a student at

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. From 1899 he was a staff artist at the ''

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High Noon. Retrieved 16 September 2019. He moved to New York City in 1903, where he was a freelance artist, providing illustrations for magazines, books and advertisements. Books illustrated included books on

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upland game bird Upland game bird is an American term which refers to non-water fowl game birds in groundcover-rich terrestrial ecosystems above wetlands and riparian zones (i.e. "uplands"), which are commonly hunted with gun dogs (pointing breeds, flushing spaniels ...

hunting and saltwater fishing, which were also his own main interests. He illustrated several books published by the

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, including ''Grouse Feathers'' and ''More Grouse Feathers'' by Burton Spiller, and his own book ''An Artist's Game Bag''. In 1917 ''Our American Game Birds'', a portfolio of 18 color reproductions of paintings by Hunt, was published by

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. From 1924 to 1947 he contributed regularly to ''

Field & Stream ''Field & Stream'' (''F&S'' for short) is an American online magazine focusing on hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. The magazine was a print publication between 1895 and 2015 and became an online-only publication from 2020. History ...

'', providing magazine covers and illustrating articles. He designed the 1939/40

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. ''Game Birds of America'', 12 color prints published by ''Field and Stream'', appeared in 1944. David McCheyne Newell, editor of ''Field and Stream'', wrote: " ere are a very few artists, indeed, who can paint wildlife as the sportsman sees it in the field. Hunt can do this." His last cover for ''Field and Stream'' appeared in 1951. Suffering from failing eyesight, he ceased painting in 1952 and retired to his home in

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. He died in Mineola in 1960, aged 82.

Family

He was married to Jessie Bryan Hunt and was a father to Lynn Bogue Hunt Jr. and Bryan Hunt; grandfather to Lynn Bogue Hunt III, Marilynn Hunt Guzelian, Diane Alynn Hunt, and Alan Bryan Hunt; and great grandfather to Katrina Hunt, Doug Hunt, Cody Hunt, Christopher Guzelian, Catherine Guzelian Bazile, Jeffrey Guzelian, Oliver Hunt, and Adrienne Hunt.

References

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