Purvis Young

Purvis Young

Purvis Young, born February 4, 1943, Liberty City, Miami, Florida is a folk artist now living in Overtown, Miami, Florida. [Kristin G. Congdon, Tina Bucuvalas, "Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art", Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2006, p269. ISBN 1578067782] His life story was captured in the 2006 feature length documentary film, "Purvis of Overtown".

Exhibits

Purvis Young’s work can be seen at:

Daniel Aubry Gallery, 100 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 212.414.0014
Skot Foreman Fine Art, New York, NY, 212.452.2000
Museum of American Folk Art, New York, NY
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL

References

External links

* [http://www.purvisyoungny.com Purvis Young Gallery]
* [http://www.purvisyoung.com Purvis Young Home Page]
* [http://www.purvisofovertown.com Purvis of Overtown- Documentary Film]
* [http://primitivekoolart.com/pages/purvis.html Examples of his paintings]
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~knappj/purvis.htm FIU Folk Art]


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