Purvis Young
Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was an American artist from the
Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Young's work, often a blend of
collage and painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of
African Americans in the south. Young gained recognition as a cult contemporary artist, with a collectors' following that included
Jane Fonda,
Damon Wayans,
Jim Belushi,
Dan Aykroyd, and others. In 2006 a feature documentary titled ''Purvis of Overtown'' was produced about his life and work. 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
Pérez Art Museum Miami, the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the
Bakehouse Art Complex, and others. In 2018, he was inducted into the
Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
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