Warren Hunter

Artist John Warren Hunter (1903-93), son of J. Marvin Hunter, was born in Kimble County and known for his scenic depictions of Texas. A 1923 graduate of Bandera High School, he soon began printing the Harper Herald with his wife Lora. After attending the Chicago Art Institute and serving in cartographic services during World War II, he opened the Hunter School of Art in San Antonio. He also taught at the San Antonio Art Institute, becoming dean in 1950. Many of his works, including woodblock and linoleum prints, paintings, commercial illustrations and copper etchings, have been widely collected and displayed in such places as the Smithsonian Institution, White House, Alamo, and San Jacinto Monument. (2007)

Warren Hunter is a historical marker in Bandera, Bandera County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Bandera County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7262, -99.0709 near Bandera. The nearest cataloged historic site is Huffmeyer Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bandera's First Bank, Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home, and Camp Montel, C.S.A..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013938. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.