Merric Boyd b. 1888

Also known as William Merric Boyd
  • Artist
Merric Boyd was a member of the artistically gifted Boyd family. He is often credited as the father of studio pottery in Australia.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1999
Name
Merric Boyd
Also known as William Merric Boyd
Birth date
1888
Death date
1959
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Active Period
  • c.1906- c.1959
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
  • Powerhouse Museum

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011
child of
Senior Arthur Merric Boyd
1862
Artist (Painter)
child of
Emma Minnie Boyd
1858
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Robin Boyd
1919
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
relative of
Edith Susan Gerard Anderson
Artist (Painter)
Sister-in-law
parent of
Mary Boyd
1926
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Theodore Penleigh Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Arthur Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
sibling of
Martin Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Lucy Boyd
1916
Artist (Ceramist)
parent of
David Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
née Gough Doris Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Arthur Boyd
1920
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
parent of
Guy Boyd
1923
Artist (Sculptor)
grandparent of
Jamie Boyd
1948
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
parent of
David Boyd
1924
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Ceramist)
None
Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
A Pussy Taking Pat
Medium
Coloured pencil on paper
17 x 22 cm
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
90/600 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1949
Date
1949
URL
http://from.ph/108620
90/600
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
90/601 Jug, earthenware, with moulded tree decoration, Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1946
Date
1946
URL
http://from.ph/108621
90/601
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
90/607 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946
Date
1946
URL
http://from.ph/108627
90/607
Collections
Citations:
  • McFarlane, Nonie and Mackinolty, Judy (eds), (1991), A History of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales 1906-1991, (Place: Sydney: The Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW)
  • Powerhouse Museum, 90/600 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1949, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW http://from.ph/108620
  • Powerhouse Museum, 90/601 Jug, earthenware, with moulded tree decoration, Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1946, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW http://from.ph/108621
  • Powerhouse Museum, 90/607 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW http://from.ph/108627