Purvis Young
American, 1943 - 2010
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Artwork

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
Artwork

Untitled (Protesters)
Untitled (Protesters)
Purvis Young · ca. 1980-1999 · paint on wood · Accession ID 2024.61.2
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Untitled (Faces)
Untitled (Faces)
Purvis Young · ca. 1980-1999 · paint on wood and fiberboard · Accession ID 2024.61.1
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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
Bibliography
2000
Arnett, Paul, and William Arnett. Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South. 2 vols. Atlanta, 2000-2001.