Clement Hurd Pics. U.S. illustrator of children's
books Clement Hurd.
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Clement Hurd was an American illustrator of
children's books.
Clement Hurd is best known for his collaborations
with author Margaret Wise Brown, including Goodnight
Moon in 1947 and The Runaway Bunny in 1942.
Clement Hurd is also illustrated a number of books
written by his wife Edith a friend of Brown's as well
as a children's book written by Gertrude Stein,
The World Is Round in 1938.
Clement Hurd full name was Clement G. Hurd.
Clement Hurd was born on January 12th 1908
and died on February 5th 1988.
Clement Hurd was the son of a New York mortgage banker.
Clement Hurd was educated at St. Paul's, studied
architecture at Yale University and painting with
Fernand Leger in Paris.
On seeing two of Clement Hurd 's paintings, Brown
asked Clement Hurd if he would consider illustrating
children's books.
Clement Hurd 's son Thacher Hurd is also a children's
book author and illustrator, and referred in an
interview to the wonderful aura of creativity
surrounding his father and the Vermont farm that
was their home.
A doctored / altered photo of Clement Hurd was
included in the 60th anniversary republication
of Goodnight Moon with a cigarette removed from
his hand, causing controversy over publication
standards.
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