Edna Crompton , Writer Fannie Hurst in a Floral Pattern Dress Bathed in Warm Light, 1927

his portrait of Fannie Hurst may have graced
the cover of another major newsstand magazine.
Most likely, it was a non-published alternate cover for Redbook.
One of the most widely-read female authors was painted by one of the most widely-viewed female illustrators.

Edna Crompton was an in-demand and prolific for-hire female illustrator/artist for some of the most prestigious newsstand magazines of the day. She regularly did covers for the Saturday Evening Post, Redbook, Colliers and Judge to name a few. Crompton presents Fannie Hurst - the nation’s highest-paid short story writer and advocates for suffrage and race relations - as a confidently attractive young woman bathed in warm light. Signed upper right. Best Viewed with a top gallery light to avoid highlights from the glossy varnish.
Edna Crompton, American, 20th Century–1952
Oil on Canvas
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