Merric Boyd b. 24 June 1888

Also known as William Merric Boyd
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Merric Boyd's organic decorative ceramics led him to be credited as the father of studio pottery in Australia. He was also a dominant figure in the consciousness of the Boyd family, who dominated Australian visual culture in the 20th century.
Tags: Murrumbeena, Art Nouveau, Arts and crafts movement, World War I, Epilepsy, Religious faith, Christian Science, Studio pottery
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child of
Senior Arthur Merric Boyd
1862
Artist (Painter)
child of
Emma Minnie à Beckett Boyd
Artist
relative of
Robin (Gerard Penleigh) Boyd
1919
Architect
uncle of
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
Other occupation
parent of
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd
Other occupation
sibling of
Martin Boyd
Artist
parent of
Lucy Boyd
1916
Artist (Ceramist)
spouse of
Doris Gough Boyd
Artist
sibling of
Penleigh Boyd
1890
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
parent of
Arthur Boyd
1888
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
parent of
David Boyd
1888
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Ceramist)
parent of
Guy Boyd
1888
Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Ceramist)
grandparent of
Jamie Boyd
1888
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
spouse of
Doris Boyd
1888
Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/600 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1949', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/601 Jug, earthenware, with moulded tree decoration, Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1946', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/607 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Hammond, Victoria (1990), 'Merric Boyd, studio potter, 1888-1959'.>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (2009), 'White gums and ramoxes'.>, <ExternalResource: McFarlane, Nonie and Mackinolty, Judy (eds) (1991), 'A History of the Society of Arts & Crafts of New South Wales 1906-1991', Sydney: The Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/600 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1949', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/601 Jug, earthenware, with moulded tree decoration, Merric Boyd, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 1946', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '90/607 Vase, earthenware, made by Merric Boyd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1946', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Hammond, Victoria (1990), 'Merric Boyd, studio potter, 1888-1959'.>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (2009), 'White gums and ramoxes'.>]