Description: Purvis Young Original Artwork: marker blue halo and angles pregnant women.Original Marker Drawing, on 8 1/2 x 11 Textured Paper, Hand Signed by the Artist. Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was an American Artist from Overtown in Miami, Florida. He is know for his use of “Found Objects” to create his own canvas, and his works areoften a blend of collage, drawing, painting & self made frames. Much of his artworkreflects the struggles & experiences of African Americans living in the south. Purvis gained recognition as a contemporary self-taught outsider artist, with collectors' such as Jane Fonda, Damon Wayans, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, among many others. His work is featured in the book set “Souls Grown Deep”, and was part of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics “Cultural Olympiad”. In 2006 a feature documentary entitled “Purvis of Overtown” was produced about his Life and Work. He was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, and his work is found in the collections of the American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.
Price: 225 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-15T17:49:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.5 USD
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Artist: Purvis Young
Signed By: Purvis Young
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Material: Paper, Wood
Item Length: 8 1/2 in
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Florida
Subject: Horses, Women
Personalize: No
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1990
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
COA Issued By: Dealer
Item Height: 12 in
Style: Outsider Art
Theme: Art
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Mixed Media
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 1 in
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1990 - 2000
