Guy Boyd, 1963-1989

 
Component identifier:
Series 3
Content Summary:

This series contains papers relating specifically to Guy Boyd. There is biographical material, financial and other papers relating to his career as a sculptor and a copy of a thesis by Barbara A. Rothermel entitled 'The life and works of Australian sculptor Guy Boyd (1923-1988)'.

In 1976 Guy Boyd, with his wife and four youngest children, moved to Canada to live, becoming a Canadian citizen in 1981. He felt that opportunities for sculptors in Australia were limited and that by moving to North America he had a better chance of establishing a career for himself. In addition to this, he would not be associated with the Boyd family name and felt this would allow his art to be considered on its own merit and not in association with other members of his family.

In 1980, on a trip back to Australia, Guy Boyd discovered that his grand-parents' old home in Sandringham was for sale. The house had great sentimental value to Boyd, due to the many happy times he had experienced there as a child. He decided to buy the house and in 1981 returned to Australia with his family to live in it.

Note: a large collection of catalogues for exhibitions of Guy Boyd's work can be found in Series 5 and photographs of many of his sculptural pieces are in Series 7.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection has been acquired in three instalments. The first instalment, which comprised papers relating to the Lindy Chamberlain Campaign, was donated to the Library by the Boyds in 1989. The second instalment was acquired from Phyllis Boyd under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1995. The third and largest instalment of papers was bequeathed to the Library by Phyllis Boyd and received in 2002, following her death.

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Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1061312).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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