David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné
Catalogue entry
P18
Domestic Violence
2008
Oil on canvas
15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower right pencil: BYRD
Foster Mother #2, Mrs. Cantrall in middle. Daughter and Cantrall's estranged husband fighting. —DB
David Byrd Estate
Photo: Tom Gorman; © 2013
Provenance
David Byrd Estate
Exhibitions
Martin-Mullen Gallery, State University of New York, Oneonta, New York, David Byrd: Seeing What is There, November 11–December 20, 2013.
Art Dealers Association of America with Greg Kucera Gallery, New York, March 4–8, 2015.
Literature
Farrell, Jessica. "Bird's Eye View: Archiving David Byrd's Legacy." David Bryd Catalogue Raisonné (Sidney Center, NY), August 2024.
Commentary
Byrd’s memory painting that depicts the difficulties of life in the Cantrall foster family home. It is mentioned in this letter. David Byrd to Eva Byrd, August 8, 1940
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Catskill House & Studio
Record last updated August 21, 2024. Please note the catalogue is an evolving project and continually updated with new information that best reflects David Byrd's legacy.
Citation: Isaacson, Jody and Jessica Farrell. "Domestic Violence, 2008 (P18)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=21 (accessed on September 29, 2026).