David’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Slap in the Face of Public Taste: Verse, Artistic Prose, Essays (Poshchechina obshchestvennomu vkusu: Stikhi, proza, stat'i)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), Vasily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866–1944), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886–1968), Benedikt Livshits (Russian, 1886–1939), and Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian, born Georgia, 1893–1930) published by G. L. Kuz'min (Russian, 20th century)

Tango with Cows (Tango s Korovami)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) and Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887-1917) written by Vasily Kamensky (Russian, 1884-1961)

A Trap for Judges (Sadok Sudei II)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887–1917), Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962), Mikhail Larionov (Russian, 1881–1964), and Yelena Guro (Russian, 1877–1913) texts by David Burlyuk, Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), Yelena Guro, Benedikt Livshits (Russian, 1886–1939), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian, born Georgia, 1893–1930), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886–1968), and Ekaterina Nizen (Russian, 1874–1972) published by Zhuravl (Russian, 20th century)

Vladimir Mayakovsky: A Tragedy (Vladimir Maiakovskii: Tragediia)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887-1917)

The Poetry of V. Mayakovsky: An Inquiry (Stikhi V. Maiakovskago: Vypyto)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) and Ol’ga Rozanova (Russian, 1886-1918) written by Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886-1968) published EUY (Russian, 20th century)

Missal of the Three: Collection of Verse and Drawings (Trebnik troikh: Sbornik stikhov i risunkov)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887–1917), Nadezhda Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 20th century), Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian, born Georgia, 1893–1930), and Vladimir Tatlin (Ukrainian, 1885–1953) poems by David Burlyuk, Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), and Vladimir Mayakovsky published by G. L. Kuz'min i S. D. Dolinsky (Russian, 20th century)

The Wolves' Sun: Second Book of Verse (Volch'e solntse: Kniga stikhov vtoraia)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) prints after Nina Vasileva and Alexandra Exter (Russian, 1882-1949) written by Benedikt Livshits (Russian, 1886-1939) published by Futuristy (Russian, 20th century)

Futurists: Velimir Vladimirovich Khlebnikov (Futuristy: Velimir Vladimirovich Khlebnikov)
David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887-1917)

A Trap for Judges (Sadok Sudei)
Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887–1917) texts by David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), A. M. Gei, Yelena Guro (Russian, 1877–1913), Vasily Kamensky (Russian, 1884–1961), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922), Sergei Myasoedov, and Ekaterina Nizen (Russian, 1874–1972) published by Zhuravl (Russian, 20th century)

The Bung, A Collection: Drawings, Verse (Zatychka, sbornik: Risunki, stikhi)
Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887–1917) poems by David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882–1967), Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890–1920), and Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885–1922) published by Futuristy "Gileia" (Russian, 20th century)

The Milk of Mares: A Collection—Drawings, Verse, Prose (Moloko Kobylits—risunki, stikhi, proza)
Vladimir Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1887-1917) and David Burlyuk (American, born Ukraine, 1882-1967) prints after Alexandra Exter (Russian, 1882-1949) poems by David Burlyuk, Nikolai Burlyuk (Ukrainian, 1890-1920), Vasily Kamensky (Russian, 1884-1961), Velimir Khlebnikov (Russian, 1885-1922), Aleksei Kruchenykh (Russian, 1886-1968), Benedikt Livshits (Russian, 1886-1939), Vladimir Mayakovsky (Russian, born Georgia, 1893-1930), and Igor Severyanin (Russian, 1887-1941) published by Futuristy "Gileia" (Russian, 20th century)

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman)
David Hockney English, 1937-2026

A child from the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia plays with a homemade doll. Her family, temporarily housed in the ruins of a military barracks, were among thousands of displaced persons in the region, Vienna, Austria
Chim (David Seymour) American, born Poland, 1911–1956

Lamentation over the Body of Christ
Gerard David (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1523)

Old Sarum
David Lucas (English, 1802-1881) after John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

Tanktotem I
David Smith American, 1906-1965

River Stour, Suffolk
David Lucas (English, 1802-1881) after John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

The cannon 'Mons Meg' at Edinburgh Castle, and a private in the 2nd battalion of Royal Scots who garrisoned the Castle in 1846
David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802–1870) and Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821–1848)

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows: the Rainbow
David Lucas (English, 1802-1881) after John Constable (English, 1776-1837)