Penleigh Boyd b. 15 August 1890

Also known as Theodore Penleigh Boyd
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Early 20th century Melbourne painter and cartoonist and the son of painters Arthur Merric Boyd Snr and Emma Minnie Boyd. As a seargant in the AIF during WWI Penleigh Boyd drew numerous cartoons and sketches but he was also a painter whose work was hung on several occasions in the Royal Academy of Art in London.
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Name
Penleigh Boyd
Also known as Theodore Penleigh Boyd
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
15 August 1890
Birth place
Wiltshire, England, UK
Death date
28 November 1923
Death place
Warragul, Vic.
Burial place
Brighton Cemetery, Brighton, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1905 - 1923
Arrival
  • c.1894
Residence
  • c.1923- Sydney, NSW
  • 1915 - 1918 France & England (As a Seargant with the AIF - WWI )
  • c.1913 - c.1923 Warrandyte, Vic.
  • 1912 - 1913 Yarra Glen, Vic.
  • c.1911 - c.1912 Europe
  • c.1894 - c.1910 Yarra Glen, Vic.
  • c.1894 - c.1910 Sandringham, Vic.
  • c.15 August 1890 - c.1894 Wiltshire, England
Training
  • 1905 - 1909 National Gallery of Victoria School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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