Posing the Model
Aquatint Etching, c. mid 1970s
42 x 30 inches.
Three slightly different versions available.
In this whimsical etching, Professor Boyd poses the model for his figure class as a dancing nymph advises. Harold taught at Illinois State University for 30 years as a figure drawing professor who specialized in drawing & printmaking. He influenced the styles and capacities of numerous students who continue to be successful practicing artists, many of which considered him to be an artistic genius and unparalleled mentor.
Over the decades, Harold Boyd created hundreds of etchings alongside a body of work that included works on paper, sculpture, and canvas. Boyd’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions globally. Throughout his career as an academic and artist he participated in numerous one & two person & group shows, had work accepted into over 30 permanent collections. One notable publication, “Vagabonds. A Medieval Journey”, featuring 12 Illustrations, was commissioned and organized by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, with assistance from the Canada Council on the Arts. A major one person show of 60 works was presented at University Galleries, Illinois State University in 1977, where he taught in the School of Art from 1966 to 2001. The McLean County Arts Center featured Boyd’s work in the July 2022 show called “Unforgotten”. In 2017 Rhea and Harold showed there together in “Memory & Loss” and “ChildLike”, respectively.
Aquatint Etching, c. mid 1970s
42 x 30 inches.
Three slightly different versions available.
In this whimsical etching, Professor Boyd poses the model for his figure class as a dancing nymph advises. Harold taught at Illinois State University for 30 years as a figure drawing professor who specialized in drawing & printmaking. He influenced the styles and capacities of numerous students who continue to be successful practicing artists, many of which considered him to be an artistic genius and unparalleled mentor.
Over the decades, Harold Boyd created hundreds of etchings alongside a body of work that included works on paper, sculpture, and canvas. Boyd’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions globally. Throughout his career as an academic and artist he participated in numerous one & two person & group shows, had work accepted into over 30 permanent collections. One notable publication, “Vagabonds. A Medieval Journey”, featuring 12 Illustrations, was commissioned and organized by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, with assistance from the Canada Council on the Arts. A major one person show of 60 works was presented at University Galleries, Illinois State University in 1977, where he taught in the School of Art from 1966 to 2001. The McLean County Arts Center featured Boyd’s work in the July 2022 show called “Unforgotten”. In 2017 Rhea and Harold showed there together in “Memory & Loss” and “ChildLike”, respectively.
Aquatint Etching, c. mid 1970s
42 x 30 inches.
Three slightly different versions available.
In this whimsical etching, Professor Boyd poses the model for his figure class as a dancing nymph advises. Harold taught at Illinois State University for 30 years as a figure drawing professor who specialized in drawing & printmaking. He influenced the styles and capacities of numerous students who continue to be successful practicing artists, many of which considered him to be an artistic genius and unparalleled mentor.
Over the decades, Harold Boyd created hundreds of etchings alongside a body of work that included works on paper, sculpture, and canvas. Boyd’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions globally. Throughout his career as an academic and artist he participated in numerous one & two person & group shows, had work accepted into over 30 permanent collections. One notable publication, “Vagabonds. A Medieval Journey”, featuring 12 Illustrations, was commissioned and organized by the Art Gallery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, with assistance from the Canada Council on the Arts. A major one person show of 60 works was presented at University Galleries, Illinois State University in 1977, where he taught in the School of Art from 1966 to 2001. The McLean County Arts Center featured Boyd’s work in the July 2022 show called “Unforgotten”. In 2017 Rhea and Harold showed there together in “Memory & Loss” and “ChildLike”, respectively.
Recognizable figures work together to pose the figure drawing model, a well-known female form. Harold taught figure drawing at ISU for many years and was a master at choreographing the human form.