Purvis Young
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 15 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 2,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Liberty City |
| Miami | |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 20,2010 |
| Died | Miami |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Artworks | The Struggle |
| Locked Up Their Minds | |
| Guardian Angel | |
| Known for | Outsider art |
| Urban art | |
| Painting | |
| Installation art | |
| Contemporary art | |
| art brut | |
| Job | Visual Artist |
| Influences | Pablo Picasso |
| Vincent van Gogh | |
| Rembrandt | |
| Eugène Delacroix | |
| El Greco | |
| Patron | Jane Fonda |
| Damon Wayans | |
| Jim Belushi | |
| Dan Aykroyd | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 600108 |
Purvis Young Life story
Purvis Young 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.
