Thomas H. Boyd b. c.1851

Also known as T. H. Boyd
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Thomas H. Boyd was a photographer and painter active in 1880s Sydney. He exhibited his work at the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879 and in 1883 at the Amsterdam International, Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition.
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photographer and painter, exhibited photographic portraits in the NSW Court at the 1879-80 Sydney International Exhibition ( Sydney Morning Herald 31 March 1880, 7).

“Boyd’s San Francisco Palace of Art 260-262 George Street (over Peate and Harcourt) now open to the public. The highest order (only) of Photographs, Oil Paintings, coloured and black crayon water colours and Indian ink will be produced” ( Bulletin , 3 April 1880).

Melbourne International Exhibition 1880: NSW Court – Oil Paintings – Boyd, Thomas H., 250 George-street, Sydney; Various Paintings and Drawings – no.26 Boyd, T.H., 250 George-street, Sydney – Paintings in Water-colour and Indian Ink.

Advertisement: 'Photos in Prison/ Boyd’s life-like Portraits of Haynes and Archibald, The Imprisoned Journalists…George Street Sydney’ ( Bulletin 15 April 1882, 15).

'Boyd and Co’s Wholesale and Retail Photographic Warehouse – The name of Boyd is already identified all over the Australian colonies with the highest development of the photographic art. Mr Boyd’s own productions testify to this, but [he has also set up] ... a depot for the latest inventions in the photographic art … [in the form of a four-storey buiding at 28 Market Street, Sydney]. While in business in San Francisco and while on a business tour in England, France and Germany, Mr Boyd established relations with the first manufacturers in the world … Messrs Boyd and Co. already supply the biggest photographic men in this colony and Victoria …’ ( Bulletin 11 November 1882, supplement, 1).

Exhibited at the 1883 Amsterdam International, Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition: no.84 Boyd, T.H., 254 George-street, Sydney – Photographs, Cartes de Visite, and Cabinets.

Succeeded in business by W.F. Bennett .

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Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011

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