Henriette Wyeth Hurd (American 1907–1997) was a portrait and still life painter known for her realism and strong sense of composition. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the eldest daughter of illustrator N.C. Wyeth and studied art from an early age under his guidance, later attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1929 she married painter Peter Hurd, and the couple eventually settled in San Patricio, New Mexico, where both built long careers depicting the landscape and people of the Southwest. Wyeth Hurd became especially known for intimate portraits, among her best-known work is the official White House portrait of First Lady Pat Nixon.

The subject, Tommye Leigh Atkinson Moss (1894–1991), was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She married William Paul Moss in 1919 and relocated to Odessa in 1926, where the family became known for their philanthropy throughout the Permian Basin.