Robin (Gerard Penleigh) Boyd b. 1919

  • Architect
Mid 20th century Melbourne Modernist architect, author, critic and illustrator. Born into the artistic Boyd dynasty, he was a partner of the Grounds, Romberg and Boyd practice from 1953 to 1962 and was internationally respected as Australia's leading architecture critic from the late 1940s until his death in 1971. Domestic furniture designed by Boyd ca.1958 is also known.
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Name
Robin (Gerard Penleigh) Boyd
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect
Other Occupation
  • Author/Critic - Melbourne, Victoria
  • Cartoonist/Illustrator 1940-1949 - 1971 Melbourne, Victoria
  • furniture designer -
Birth date
1919
Death date
1971
Active Period
  • c.1945 - c.1971
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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  • Boyd, Theodore Penleigh (child of)
  • Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield (relative of)
  • Romberg, Frederick (associate of)
  • Boyd, Theodore Penleigh (child of)
  • Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield (relative of)