October 14 - November 20, 2021
David Byrd: Montrose VA, 1958-1988
PLAYBOY PAINTING (192), 1991
Oil on canvas
26 x 30 inches
Private collection
SOAPING UP (113), 2005
Oil on canvas
17 x 13 inches
Private collection
UNDRESSING PANTS (234), 1987
Oil on canvas
16 x 12 inches
Private collection
MAN IN GARBAGE CAN (269), 2000
Oil on canvas
34 x 26 inches
Private collection
SUICIDE (260), 1996
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 inches
Private collection
LIGHTS OUT (278), 1993
Oil on canvas
33 x 42 inches
Private collection
PATIENT'S DREAM (248), 1996
Oil on canvas
22 x 28 inches
Private collection
HOSTILE PATIENT (039), 1973
Oil on canvas
12 x 15 inches
Private collection
BARN BY ROAD (228), 1979
Oil on canvas
12 x 15 inches
Private collection
After our premier exhibition of David Byrd's work in 2013, much has progressed for his enduring legacy. Though he died a month after our show closed, we partnered with his estate to introduce his work in New York City at the 2014 ADAA art fair. His agent, Jody Isaacson, has expanded his career from there.
Byrd created his magnum opus, Montrose VA 1958-1988, to record the 30 years he spent working as an orderly at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Montrose, NY. We selected many unbound pages from Byrd's original large-scale manuscript to be displayed in vitrines. We also borrowed back some of the paintings from our original show which are referenced by studies in the book. Byrd's estate is now ably represented by Anton Kern Gallery in New York, to which we are grateful for the loan of the Montrose album. We will also offer a full scale reproduction of the book for sale, produced by his estate and Anton Kern.
