William Merric Boyd (1888 - 1959)

William Merric Boyd (1888 - 1959) - photo 1

William Merric Boyd

William Merric Boyd, known more as Merric Boyd, was an Australian artist, active as a ceramicist, sculptor, and extensive chronicling of his family and environs in pencil drawing. 

Boyd established a studio workshop at Murrumbeena and pottery kilns were established there in 1911 with the support of his family. He studied under Bernard Hall and Frederick McCubbin at the National Gallery School and where he took up ceramics as a path to sculpture, but settled on pottery as his medium. He held his first exhibition of stoneware in Melbourne in 1912 and his second exhibition at Besant Lodge soon afterwards.

Boyd's best works were produced between 1920 and 1930; mostly pieces for domestic use, often decorated by his wife Doris, and some pottery sculptures. He and Doris often used Australian flora and fauna as decorative motifs.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:24 june 1888, Saint Kilda, Australia
Date and place of death:9 september 1959, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australia
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Ceramist, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:Contemporary art
Technique:Pencil, Graphite, Hand graphic
Medium:Ceramic, Clay, Faience

Creators Australia

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Peter Benjamin Graham (1925 - 1987)
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Harold Parker (1873 - 1962)
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1873 - 1962
Francis Prout Mahony (1862 - 1916)
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1862 - 1916
Abraham Louis Buvelot (1814 - 1888)
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1814 - 1888
Gwen Barringer (1882 - 1960)
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1882 - 1960
William Alexander Dargie (1912 - 2003)
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1912 - 2003
Robert Klippel (1920 - 2001)
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Emma Minnie Boyd (1858 - 1936)
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1858 - 1936
Jordy Kerwick (1982)
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1982
Ron Mueck (1958)
Ron Mueck
1958
Fiona Tan (1966)
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William Ricketts (1898 - 1993)
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1898 - 1993
Gil Jamieson (1934 - 1992)
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Dorothy Ianonne (1933 - 2022)
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Andy Denzler (1965)
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Gustav Kurt Beck (1902 - 1983)
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Patrice Marchal (1963)
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Fred Tomaselli (1956)
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