Peter Hurd

Peter Hurd, February 22, 1904 - July 9, 1984, American artist. Hurd was born Harold Hurd, Jr., in Roswell, New Mexico. Nicknamed "Pete" by his parents, he later legally changed his name to Peter.

Hurd enrolled at New Mexico Military Institute in 1918 as a high school freshman where he began a lifelong friendship with writer Paul Horgan.

Intending to pursue a military career, in 1921 Hurd entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. After two years, however, he resigned from the Academy to enroll at Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Hurd soon began studying under the illustrator N.C. Wyeth. He worked as Wyeth's assistant at Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, for a number of years. In 1929, he married Wyeth's daughter, Henriette Wyeth, an artist who later became known for her portraits and still-life paintings.

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