Frances Sunstein Balter

Background

Balter, Frances Sunstein was born in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Elias and Gertrude Sunstein. Student Sarah Lawrence College, 1939-1941, New School Social Research, 1941-1943.

Education

Certified Harvard Institute Arts Administration, 1973.

Career

Administrative assistant, associate producer Ednl. Television Station WQED-television, Pittsburgh, 1963-1967. Producer, managing director Freedom Readers, 1964-1967.

Company-founder, incorporator, secretary board directors Pittsburgh Council for Arts, 1967-1970.

Cultural consultant Mayor" General’ General’ s Office, Director of Office of Cultural Affairs, Pittsburgh, 1968. Initiator Three Rivers Arts Festival 1960.

Company-director Ohio and Mississippi River Valley Art Festival, 1961-1962. Member Pennsylvania Council on Arts, 1972-1978.

Company-founder Pioneer Crafts Council Mill Run Pennsylvania, 1972.

Executive director Poetry On The Buses, 1974. Board directors Council for Arts Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1993, Palm Beach Festival, 1987-1989. Named Woman of Year in Art Post-Gazette, 1969.

Achievements

• Frances Sunstein Balter has been listed as a noteworthy civic worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pennsylvania Council on Arts, 1972-1978. Member Association Councs. on Arts, National Society Arts and Letters, National League of America Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Women (Pittsburgh chapter, associate 1990).

Connections

Married James Stone Balter, May 15, 1948. Children: Katherine (Mistress Ross Anthony), Julia Frances, Constance (Mistress Owen Cantor), Daniel Elias.

Father:

Elias College

Mother:

Gertrude Sunstein. Student Sarah Lawrence College

Spouse:

James Stone Balter

child:

Julia Frances Balter

child:

Katherine Balter (Mistress Ross Anthony)

child:

Constance Balter (Mistress Owen Cantor)

child:

Daniel Elias Balter