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Birth
1904 (Roswell, New Mexico)
Death
1984 (Roswell, New Mexico)
Lived/Active
New Mexico
Often Known For
painter-western landscape, genre, portrait, etcher
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A regionalist painter known for his landscape, figure and genre
paintings of New Mexico, Peter Hurd was especially focused on capturing
light and atmosphere. His preferred medium was tempera on gesso
panel, and many of his works depict the panoramic views he saw from his
beloved ranch land as well as the people
with whom he was most familiar---Indians, Mexicans, and
Caucasians. He was also a muralist and did many lithographs and
watercolors.
Hurd was born in Roswell, Ne (showing 500 of 4039 characters). |
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