Rutherford Boyd
John Rutherford Boyd (1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1951, Leonia, New Jersey) was a 20th-century American sculptor, painter and illustrator.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under Charles Grafly.
He married fellow artist Harriet A. Repplier, and they had one child, David, born 1918. The couple settled in Leonia, New Jersey in 1916, and lived there until their deaths.[1] Their house, the Cole-Allaire House at 112 Prospect Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
His abstract sculptures were the subject of a 1937 short film, Parabola, by Mary Ellen Bute and Ted Nemeth, with music by Darius Milhaud.[2]
His illustrations appeared on the covers of national magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post.[3]
References
- ^ Carol Karels, Leonia (Arcadia Publishing, 2002), p. 12.[1]
- ^ Mary Ellen Bute: Film Pioneer.
- ^ Rutherford Boyd from Art.com.
External links
- Rutherford Boyd Papers at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Science into Art: The Abstract Sculpture and Drawings of Rutherford Boyd (1882-1951), exhibition catalogue, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York City, 1983.[2]