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'Blessed' by Boyd Webb

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'Blessed' by Boyd Webb

Born in 1947, photographer Boyd Webb attended Christchurch’s Ilam School of Art until 1971, then studied at London’s Royal College of Art. He began showing his work there in 1976, and has since exhibited in Paris, London, Chicago, New York and Athens. He currently lives in Britain. ‘Blessed’ was completed in 1985.

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Carl Walrond, Kiwis overseas – Small country syndrome, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/875/blessed-by-boyd-webb (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 17 September 2014.