Cornelia Cunningham Huffer (December 2, 1903 - March 7, 1978) was an American painter, illustrator, and educator. Cunningham was born in Savannah, Georgia. Cunningham was born of a prominent Savannah family, the granddaughter of the Confederate officer Major John Cunningham. She studied art at the Woman's Art School at Cooper Union, the Grand Central School of Art, and the National Academy of Design, all in New York City. She also attended the Berkshire Summer School of Art in Massachusetts. She was a member of several pioneering organizations, including the National League of American Pen Women, the Southern States Art League, the Association of Georgia Artists, the Studio Club of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Woman's Club. On graduating, she relocated to Atlanta to pursue painting and book illustration. There, she met and married James Teller Schoolcraft Jr. (1900 - 1948) in 1935, prompting her to relocate to Dover, New Hampshire. There she taught art at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, from 1945 - 1946. Schoolcraft died in 1948, two years after which she married Ralph Huffer (1896 - 1974). She died in Dover, New Hampshire.
