Purvis Young American, 1943-2010

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Purvis Young was an American artist of Bahamian descent. Young's art was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements utilizing everyday found materials.

 

Young was an autodidact and acquired a vast treasure trove of resources for inspiration  -  documentaries, art books, American history and spiritual folklore were creative touchstones.  His expansive vernacular of wild horses, landscapes, figures, sages, angels, warriors, boats, sports and musicians, to name but a few - all contributed to Young's purposeful lingua franca.