Peter Hurd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Hurd

American artist

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Roswell, New Mexico, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1984

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Peter Hurd (February 22, 1904 - July 9, 1984) was an American painter whose work is strongly associated with the people and landscapes of San Patricio, New Mexico, where he lived from the 1930s.
He is equally acclaimed for his portraits and his western landscapes.
Early in his life, Hurd studied in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania under the noted illustrator N.C.
Wyeth, along with two of his grown children.
Hurd later married the painter's eldest daughter, Henriette Wyeth, who also is known as an accomplished painter.
During World War II, Hurd worked for Life magazine as a war correspondent attached to the US Air Force.
He created hundreds of "War Sketches".