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Hurd’s years with the Air Force had a profound effect on his artistic work. He had always been a careful and precise worker when he worked in tempera. But as an embedded war reporter documenting urgent or fleeting moments, he had to draw and work much more quickly. He began using watercolor, which he
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Some of Hurd’s most well-known portraits were of his neighbors, family, and friends at
Sentinel Ranch. He loved to paint people who were deeply connected to the land, and always showed them outdoors, against the hills and sky. He wrote, “the ones I like best to paint are those whose lives are spent
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in late-October 1965, Johnson famously rejected it by saying, "That’s the ugliest thing I ever saw." When Hurd asked the
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soon mastered. When he returned to painting the New Mexico landscapes, his work was characterized by a new freedom and looseness, but still displayed his customary subtle tones as a gifted colorist.
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where it's currently on display. The only stipulation was that it wouldn't be exhibited until after
Johnson left office. The official Johnson presidential portrait that hangs at the
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coverage in its
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shows the foreman of
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under the sky: Men whose clothing, skin and eyes are all conditioned by the wind.” His
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