Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984

Painter, writer; Roswell, N.M.; d. 1984.

From the description of Printed material on Peter Hurd, 1965-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83637048

Artist, writer, rancher. Born in Roswell, New Mexico. Became artist in the 1920s. Painted primarily historical scenes and murals dealing with the Southwest. Died in Roswell, New Mexico in 1984.

From the description of Papers, 1953-1974. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25067106

Peter Hurd (1904-1984) was a painter in San Patricio, N.M.

Peter Hurd was born 1904 in Roswell, N.M., and attended West Point from 1921-1923, leaving to begin a career in art. After attending Haverford College, he studied under N.C. Wyeth and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1924-1926. In 1929, he married Wyeth's eldest child, Henriette, who was also a painter. Peter Hurd died in 1984. Henriette was born in 1907 in Chadds Ford, Pa., and studied at the Normal Art School in Boston in 1920, and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. During the 1930s, the Hurds settled permanently in San Patricio, N.M. Paul Horgan (1903-1995), is the author of Peter Hurd: A Portrait Sketch From Life (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1965) and a longtime friend of Hurd. His 1941 novel, "The Habit of Empire", contains lithographs by Hurd.

From the description of Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth Hurd papers, 1917-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83309405

Muralist, painter, and writer; New Mexico; b. 1904; d. 1984

Painted murals for the Section of Fine Arts during the Depression.

From the description of Peter Hurd interview, 1964 Mar. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78707460

Muralist, painter, and writer, New Mexico; b. 1904; d. 1984

Painted murals for the Section of Fine Arts during the Depression.

From the description of Peter Hurd papers relating to the Section of Fine Arts, 1936-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78892736

Muralist, painter, and writer; New Mexico; b. 1904; d. 1984

Hurd painted murals for the Section of Fine Arts during the Depression.

From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Hurd, 1964 Mar. 28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025860