Contemporary art, art brut, urban art, painting, installation art
Awards
Artists/Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
Patron(s)
Jane Fonda, Damon Wayans, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd
Website
Official website
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.[1] 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.[2]
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years. Purvis left Kent and completed a BA in Film and Photo Arts. Wade graduated from Kent and moved to London where he was later joined by Purvis. They...
intervention. Neither of Purvis's elder sons survived the American Civil War. Both William P. Purvis (1832–1857) and Robert Purvis (1834–1862) were buried...
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Network. Purvis for years co-hosted the Morning Glory show on EWTN Radio, which ended in December 2020 when the show was abruptly canceled. Purvis was not...
Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year. Purvis played in the 2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. On April 14, 2012, Purvis compiled 22 points, two rebounds...
politician, first female mayor of Santa Cruz, California (1971–1972). PurvisYoung, 67, American painter, cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema. Akua Asabea...
automobile, then changed direction toward a wooded ridge. Purvis yelled “Halt!” but Floyd ran. Purvis called out “Fire!” and Floyd was mortally wounded by...
Neville Purvis, became one of New Zealand's early stand-up comedians. Purvis later starred in his own television series, The Neville Purvis Family Show...
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