Portrait of Lawrence Byers
Lawrence Byers
Location
Byers Room
Highlights Artworks
In 1922, Major S.H.M. Byers and his wife, Margaret, bequeathed their private collection of art and artifacts to DMWC, and a second chamber was added to house this collection. The majority of these works are still on display including paintings by American artists George Inness, Thomas Moran, Elihu Vedder, and Frederick Frieseke.
Major Byers served in the Civil War with Hoyt’s brother, General William Tecumseh Sherman. Byers wrote the song “Sherman’s March to the Sea” as well as the State Song of Iowa.
Byers Room Photo Gallery
