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American artist (1888–1970)

This article is about the American artist and author.

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Walter Bernard "Ben" Hunt (March 13, 1888 – March 30, 1970) was an American artist, outdoor educator and author whose books and articles covered topics such as Native American arts and performance, woodworking, whittling, scoutcraft, pioneering, jewelry making, metalworking, and calligraphy.^[1]

Hunt was born in Greenfield, Wisconsin and grew up in a log cabin.

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Walter Bernard "Ben" Hunt was an American artist, outdoor educator and author whose books and articles covered topics such as Native American arts and performance, woodworking, whittling, scoutcraft, pioneering, jewelry making, metalworking, and.

He attended Milwaukee's South Division High School, but did not graduate, dropping out to become "a lithographic engraver (now graphics designer) at the Bruce Publishing Company".^[2] Hunt moved to Hales Corners, Wisconsin with his wife, Laura, in 1920.

In 1924, Hunt, along with his father-in-law and brother, Edwin C. Hunt, built a log cabin behind his home. The cabin, "a 16x28-foot structure" made of tamarack logs, was the subject of Hunt's first ar