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news/reviews
May 1, 2008
Purvis Young: Protest by Joel Withrow
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After encountering the works of van Gogh and Rembrandt in a prison library, Purvis Young went back to his cell and had a dream, wherein a few kindly angels persuaded him to stop participating in the rough-and-tumble way of life that dominates Overtown, Florida, where he grew up. So Young changed his ways and taught himself how to paint. Four decades later, his work is highly prized by outsider-art enthusiasts worldwide. His immediate, coarsely framed pieces are composed from sloppy geometry and feature a rotating stable of motifs, idioms, and characters — many of which are drawn from Overtown, where Young still resides.
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News Archive
July 09, 2010
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PURVIS YOUNG: SOCIAL EXPRESSIONIST by Donald Kuspit |
December 01, 2009
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Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL |
October 24, 2009
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Museum of Fine Arts |
December 09, 2008
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Officials honor Overtown art icon Purvis Young |
September 09, 2008
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BAC to Restore Purvis Young Mural |
August 28, 2008
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Rubell Family Collection Grants Purvis Young Collection to Morehouse College
(Permanent Exhibition) |
August 27, 2008
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Purvis Young Paintings Donated to Morehouse
The Miami Herald |
August 14, 2008
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Morehouse fully embraces works by Purvis Young
By Catherine Fox
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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May 01, 2008
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White Hot Magazine
Purvis Young at The Gallery Bar NYC
by Afrika Brown |
March 08, 2008
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Biscayne Times: Artistic Genius Meets Artful Dodger |
March 22, 2007
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Daily Business Review article
by Julie Kay
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November 26, 2006
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New York Times Article
Art? In This Neighborhood?
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November 13, 2006
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Biscayne Boulevard Times Review
Purvis Young: Paintings from the Street
Picasso of the Ghetto Paints Life in Overtown |
October 27, 2006
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Sun Sentinel Review
Found objects, found himself
Purvis Young retrospective shows a life of art made in protest and passion. |
October 08, 2006
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Palm Beach Post Review
Street Smart: Purvis Young |
October 01, 2006
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September 21, 2006
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ArtNexus.com - Press Release:
Boca Raton Museum of Art Announces Fall Exhibitions |
September 05, 2006
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Ocean Drive, September '06 issue
Essentials du Moment |
September 05, 2006
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ArtNet News: PURVIS YOUNG ON FILM |
November 06, 2005
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Tampa Museum of Art Receives Purvis Young Paintings |
June 01, 2005
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Savannah NOW, June 1, 2005, review |
May 29, 2005
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Everything's a canvas for self-taught artist |
April 20, 2005
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Connect Savannah, April 20, 2005, review by Bertha Husband |
April 20, 2005
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A Fine Dividing Line: Purvis Young & Manuel Diaz@the Hurn Museum |
March 14, 2003
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Forever Young: a self-taught colorist shows expressionistic energy |
January 01, 2003
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Art in America, January 2003, review by Paula Harper |
August 01, 2001
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Review by Ann Klefstad |
July 01, 2000
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American Art: Smithsonian American Art Museum
review by Lynda Roscoe Hartigan |
June 01, 2000
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Volvo Advertisment featuring mural by Purvis Young |
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