The artist has lately been derided as a colonizer and a pedophile, the creep of the Post-Impressionists. A new book ...

Whitney Purvis, known from 16 & Pregnant, was arrested for involuntary manslaughter following a fatal drug overdose.

Purvis Young’s “My Respect to Pollock,” (undated), mixed media on wood. Pan American Art Projects presents “Purvis Young: A Visionary of Miami’s Cultural Identity,” an exhibition ...

It has been said and often that Purvis Young is to Overtown what Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring were to Lower Manhattan. Young’s work draws deeply from the elements around him—in his ...

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The late Purvis Young, a native of Miami’s Overtown neighbourhood and arguably the city’s most beloved artist, developed a visual lexicon comprised of his own unique iconography. Horses ...

Each of my visits has been during the deepest part of its no-nonsense winters when the warmth of one of its many museums can be lifesaving in a literal sense. And I’m told that the sticky heat and ...

The Mind of Young: Sketchbooks and Artist’s Books by Purvis Young and Works from the Permanent Collection, Miami-Dade Public Library, West Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL Coming Home! Self-Taught ...

Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010) - Hey Man When Purvis Comin?Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000DescriptionSigned ‘Young’ upper right, acrylic and mixed media on board34 x 21 in. (86.6 x 53.3cm)Executed in ...

Purvis Young was an American artist born on February 4, 1943, in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida.