Visions of a White Mountain Palette, The Life and Times of Charles A. Hunt is Available
Press Release
VISIONS OF A WHITE MOUNTAIN PALETTE, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLES A. HUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FROM THE MADISON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MADISON, NH.
The Madison Historical Society continues to offer the book, Visions from a White Mountain Palette, The Life and Times of Charles A. Hunt, by Roy Bubb. The cost is $40 per copy; Mr. Bubb contributes 100% of the sale of each book to the Madison Historical Society Building Restoration Fund.
About the Book
Who was Charles A. Hunt? Roy Bubb, Madison Historical Society docent, was often asked that question from visitors, and so he began researching the life and work of this little-known artist. Bubb uncovered Hunt’s life in Nashua, New Hampshire, and his ties to Madison families. He found old photographs related to Hunt and his family. Interviews with Hunt’s cousins shed light on unanswered questions. The author discovered other paintings, not in the MHS collection, that were attributed to the artist. Bubb visited many Madison homesteads that were subjects of Hunt paintings. Subsequently, he uncovered history on the early settlers in town, who struggled to farm the rocky hillsides.
A native of Madison, Charles A. Hunt (1852- 1930) painted the farms of his hometown. In the manner of other White Mountain artists, he painted views of Mount Chocorua, the Saco River Valley, and Mount Washington. Bubb’s book includes critique from art historian, Charlotte Colby Anderson, who describes Hunt’s “wonderful sense of color” and “his excellent feel for composition.” All of this skill shows “a painterly ability in a supposedly untaught painter.”
Bubb located 20 paintings, some privately owned, and others from several museums. Perhaps this publication will uncover more works of art by Hunt, and he will once again be known for his artistic talents. Upon his death in Nashua, where he lived for 60 years, he was described in his obituary as “a landscape artist of considerable note.”
Visions from a White Mountain Palette, The Life and Times of Charles A. Hunt, was published in 2008 by Peter E. Randall Publisher LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Book cost is $40, which includes shipping and handling in the continental United States. Copies may be obtained through the Madison Historical Society, PO Box 505, Madison, NH, 03849; by e-mail at ghostduster@roadrunner.com; or through their website, http://madisonhistorical.us/.
About The Author
Roy Bubb was born in Orleans County in western New York State of a farm family. Educated in the New York State University system, he taught in Niagara Falls, New York, later spending 25 years as Assistant Professor at the College of Brockport, State University of New York.
Upon retiring to Silver Lake, New Hampshire, he became interested in the artistic works of Charles A. Hunt, an unknown White Mountain painter, who spent many years in the Madison area between 1852- 1930. The author, in his research, relied on the recollection from distant cousins for information on this reclusive artist.
Prior to this book, Roy Bubb wrote his memoirs, Memories of Manning Corners, which was published by the New York Historical Society.
(We certainly enjoyed presenting a program about Sweetheart Pillows to the Madison Historical Society last year and attending another of their programs. Great fun! – Pat and Jim)
For more information, contact:
Mary K. W. Lucy
MHS President
PO Box 505
Madison, NH 03849
(603) 367- 4535
ghostduster@roadrunner.com
http://madisonhistorical.us/
Robin M. Tagliaferri Ferreira
MHS Secretary
(401) 826- 3013
rmtferri@gmail.com
