biography of John Rutherford BOYD (1884-1951)

Birth place: Phila., PA

Addresses: NYC; New Orleans, LA, active 1909; Leonia, NJ, 1947

Profession: Illustrator, painter, designer, sculptor, teacher, writer, lecturer

Studied: PAFA; ASL

Exhibited: AIC, 1926-29, 1931-32; Dallas All. A., 1940 (prize); SSAL, 1941 (prize).

Member: AWCS; SC; Arch. Lg.

Comments: Known as Rutherford Boyd. He signed a pencil drawing entitled New Orleans Market (1909). He began as an illustrator but later became a painter, designer, sculptor, and teacher. His articles and works appeared in a number of major magazines.

Sources: WW09; WW47; Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 49.