David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné

Catalogue entry

P71

Man Waving

1997

Oil on canvas

12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm)

Signed and dated lower right pen: BYRD

My brother, Carlyle, leaving for work. —DB

Private collection

Provenance

David Byrd Estate

Greg Kucera Gallery

Private collection

Exhibitions

2013 Greg Kucera Gallery

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

2013 Greg Kucera Gallery, artMRKT, San Francisco

Greg Kucera Gallery, artMRKT, San Francisco, CA, Festival Pavilion - Fort Mason Center, Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, May 16–19, 2013.

Literature

Graves 2013c

Graves, Jen. "So Long, David Byrd." The Stranger (Seattle, WA), May 31, 2013.

David Byrd: Ten Stops Press 2017

David Byrd Estate. Ten Stops Exhibition Press packet: map, postcard, location guide. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate, 2017. Exhibition brochure.

Commentary

Byrd’s memory painting that depicts his brother, Carlyle, going off to work. Carl Byrd (brother) to Eva Byrd (mother), April 25, 1939

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Theme: Family

Record last updated December 27, 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. "Man Waving, 1997 (P71)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=68 (accessed on September 29, 2026).