David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné
Catalogue entry
P255
Chapter Four
1994
Oil on canvas
33 x 42 in. (83.8 x 106.7 cm)
Signed lower right
Private collection
Photo: Tom Gorman; © 2013
Provenance
David Byrd Estate
Greg Kucera Gallery
Private collection,
Exhibitions
Maywood Arts, Sidney Center, New York, David Byrd: Paintings and Sculpture, September 29–October 31, 2012.
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.
Literature
Dannen, Laura. "At 87, Artist David Byrd Is Just Getting Started (Interview with David Byrd)." Seattle Met (Seattle, Washington), April2, 2013.
Tangney, Tom. "Man in a Garbage Can." My Northwest (Seattle, Washington), April22, 2013.
Graves, Jen. "A Vast Empathy: One Man's Life's Work, Uncovered." The Stranger (Seattle, WA), April 3, 2013.
Kucera, Greg. "The Fastest Friendship I ever Had." In David Byrd: Seeing What is There. Sketches, Paintings, Sculpture. Oneonta, NY: Martin Mullen Art Gallery, State University of NY at Oneonta, 2013. Exhibition brochure, Mentioned in the text only.
Farrell, Jessica. "Bird's Eye View: Archiving David Byrd's Legacy." David Bryd Catalogue Raisonné (Sidney Center, NY), August 2024.
"Architecture of Essentials: David Byrd’s Montrose VA 1958–88." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné, by Jody Isaacson and Jessica Farrell. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate, 2024.
Commentary
A letter David Byrd wrote where he muses about his mother, who is shown along with Byrd as a boy in this painting. David Byrd to Mary Byrd (sister), May 2, 2003
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Record last updated January 31, 2025. 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. "Chapter Four, 1994 (P255)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=252 (accessed on September 29, 2026).