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Purvis Young - Social Expressionist
October 22 – November 27, 2020
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Presented by Hirschl & Adler
Presented by Hirschl & Adler
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Purvis Young, a "social expressionist", created idiosyncratic works of art on found materials. As self-taught African-American artist his work reflects, as he put it, "what's on my mind."
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7 Artworks
![Purvis Young, ‘[Dancing Figures / Protestors] ’, early 1990s](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=290&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FvVEZGmuIkUw3adsrm6r5hA%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
![Purvis Young, ‘[Sleeping Angel] ’, 1980-1990](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=1112&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FP_Bu9xS2Frrop0T8sNfIkw%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
![Purvis Young, ‘[Zulu Dreaming]’, early 2000s](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=1085&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FHidj6-TI_E6EMzOKDSaf6Q%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
![Purvis Young, ‘[Two Sleeping Angels Vertical]’, mid 1990s](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=1236&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FjEX-cBntZqnDMASOEeZHSw%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
![Purvis Young, ‘[Assemblage with Three Heads and Cars] ’, mid 1990s](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=563&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FypWoqGbYsTOd6KDU3Ja_tA%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
![Purvis Young, ‘[Young Man]’, mid 1990s](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net?height=908&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FZzWr0egwTABsSqdMzxP8IA%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
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