This work is made of wood, hinges and screws, is approximately 4-1/2 by 8 feet in size, and was a gift of Jean and Robert Hobbs of Richmond, Virginia.
[19] Carlyon was married to artist Eleanor Rufty, who taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School.
[22][23] In 2002, its editor Mary Flinn chatted with Carlyon in the Blackbird editorial office at Virginia Commonwealth University.
[25] Reviewer Edwin Slipek in his STYLE theatre article, "The Long Goodbye", used the subtitle "The late Richard Carlyon set the bar for artistic exploration, integrity and influence".
[26] In January and February 2018 both Reynolds Gallery[27][28][29] and the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell Library[30] honored Carlyon with retrospective exhibitions and viewings of projected images of his films.