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

Provenance

David Byrd Estate

Greg Kucera Gallery

Private collection,

Exhibitions

2012 Maywood Arts, Greater Maywood Rural Community Services

Maywood Arts, Sidney Center, New York, David Byrd: Paintings and Sculpture, September 29–October 31, 2012.

2013 Greg Kucera Gallery

Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.

Literature

Brown 2013

Brown, Rebecca. "The Art of David Byrd." Trickhouse, October 2013.

Dannen 2013

Dannen, Laura. "At 87, Artist David Byrd Is Just Getting Started (Interview with David Byrd)." Seattle Met (Seattle, Washington), April2, 2013.

Tangney 2013

Tangney, Tom. "Man in a Garbage Can." My Northwest (Seattle, Washington), April22, 2013.

Graves 2013b

Graves, Jen. "A Vast Empathy: One Man's Life's Work, Uncovered." The Stranger (Seattle, WA), April 3, 2013.

Kucera 2013b

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 2024

Farrell, Jessica. "Bird's Eye View: Archiving David Byrd's Legacy." David Bryd Catalogue Raisonné (Sidney Center, NY), August 2024.

Samet 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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Theme: Family

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).