Untitled (Radiant Angels with Padlocks), 1973-1974
Paint on wood
42.25 X 22.25 in (107.315 x 56.515 cm)

Hand-signed “Young” top center Exhibited: “Coming Home” 2004-2005, Memphis, TN traveling exhibition (label verso) Also featured in the 2006 solo retrospective entitled “Paintings From The Street”, Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL (label verso)

“A lot of people are locked up, struggling…it means mostly something’s wrong.”    – Purvis Young

The more formidable the lock, the brighter the inside light.  And while the struggle is real, the spirit shines brilliantly in the face of adversity.  Amidst this regal chorus of angels, the direction of their divine radiance towards the higher remains visible – lock or no lock – supremely unconquered and ultimately victorious.