David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné
P264
Lobotomy
1999
Oil on canvas
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower left pen: BYRD
He's an old timer and apparently one of the last lobotomies. —DB
Private collection
Photo: Tom Gorman; © 2013
Provenance
David Byrd Estate
Greg Kucera Gallery
Private collection
Private collection
Exhibitions
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.
Literature
Manitach, Amanda. "Editorial: Recommendations, David Byrd at Greg Kucera Gallery." Visual Art Source (Seattle, WA), April 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.
Farrell, Jessica. "Bird's Eye View: Archiving David Byrd's Legacy." David Bryd Catalogue Raisonné (Sidney Center, NY), August 2024.
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Theme: VA Hospital
Record last updated May 15, 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. "Lobotomy, 1999 (P264)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=260 (accessed on September 29, 2026).