Purvis Young

American, 1943 - 2010

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Purvis Young, Untitled, 1993, artist’s book with paint, crayon, ballpoint pen, and marker on found papers and boards pasted to coloring book, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.31

Untitled

Purvis Young · 1993 · artist’s book with paint, crayon, ballpoint pen, and marker on found papers and boards pasted to coloring book ·  Accession ID  2020.28.31

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Untitled (Protesters)

Purvis Young · ca. 1980-1999 · paint on wood ·  Accession ID  2024.61.2

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Untitled (Faces)

Purvis Young · ca. 1980-1999 · paint on wood and fiberboard ·  Accession ID  2024.61.1

Purvis Young, Saints, late 1970s, various paints, clear acetate, and wood lathe on laminated paperboard, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.30

Saints

Purvis Young · late 1970s · various paints, clear acetate, and wood lathe on laminated paperboard ·  Accession ID  2020.28.30

Purvis Young, Family, c. 1980, paint on cardboard, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020.28.29

Family

Purvis Young · c. 1980 · paint on cardboard ·  Accession ID  2020.28.29

Bibliography

2000

  • Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001.