Yvonne Boyd

Yvonne Boyd (born Yvonne Harland Lennie) (5 July 1920, Melbourne, Australia – 12 November 2013, Gisborne, Victoria, Australia) was an artist, art patron, and philanthropist. Early life Born to John Lennie and Edna (Harland) Lennie, Yvonne was a talented student, educated in the private system. She went on to study at the Royal Academy (now known as the Victorian College of the Arts), and became a talented painter, winning art prizes for her drawing. Two early works, Melbourne Tram 1944 and In Kensington c1944 reflect social realism, showing people who are disadvantaged in society. Biography Yvonne met Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd in 1940 when they were attending drawing classes at the Commercial Artists Association.