Purvis Young

by César Trasobares, Rashid Johnson, Franklin Sirmans

This publication, the first comprehensive monograph on the paintings of Purvis Young (1943-2010), collects 254 works by the Miami-born African American artist known for his lyrical depictions of current and historical events.

A self-educated artist who began drawing while incarcerated as a teenager, Young became widely known in Florida in the early 1970s with his large-scale murals consisting of paintings on scrap wood, metal and book pages,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0991177053
• ISBN13: 9780991177059
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Rubell Family Collection
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"