Clara Miller Burd
Clara Miller Burd (17 May 1873 – 11 November 1933) was an American stained glass designer and children's book and magazine cover illustrator. Early life. Burd was born on 17 May 1873 in New York City, United States of America to Charles Edgar Burd and Amelia Roe Burd of Patchogue, New York. She was educated at Chase School and the National Academy of Design in New York. In 1898, she traveled to Paris, France to continue her art education where she became a student of Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois at the Académie Colarossi. Career. After returning from  France, Burd worked as a stained glass designer at the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company in New York. She also worked at the J&R Lamb Studios as well as at the Church Glass and Decorating Company. Notable designs include : In addition to working with the stained glass art firms Burd also designed independently. She registered the copyright in some of her stained glass designs and her illustrations As well as her stained glass window design work, Burd also illustrated of children's books and magazine covers. She signed her work "C M Burd" or "CMB". Illustrations. The books and magazines  she illustrated include: Exhibitions and recognition. Her work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1900, the annual exhibition of the American Water Color Society, New York in 1900, the annual exhibition of the Architectural League of New York in 1905, and The Whitney Museum of American Art in 1984 She lived in Montclair, New York until her death on 11 November 1933 and was buried in Patchogue's Cedar Grove Cemetery.