Merric Boyd b. 24 June 1888

Also known as William Merric Boyd
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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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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'.>]