biography
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Boyd, (William) Merric
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| male
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| (1888–1959)
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| biography:
| Ceramic artist, born in St Kilda, Victoria, SE Australia, the elder son of Arthur Merric Boyd. He studied at the pioneering porcelain works at Yarraville, Victoria, and then served with the Royal Flying Corps in World War 1 at Wedgwood, Stoke-on-Trent. He returned to Australia in the early 1920s, founding a famous studio at Murrumbeena, outside Melbourne, and experimenting with new ceramic techniques. |
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