Event Series EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

Paul R. Jones Museum 2308 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Purvis Young was a self-taught artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops, his richly colored depictions of trucks, figures, and coil-shaped abstractions described a fraught, yet inspired experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami.

Event Series EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

Paul R. Jones Museum 2308 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Purvis Young was a self-taught artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops, his richly colored depictions of trucks, figures, and coil-shaped abstractions described a fraught, yet inspired experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami.

Event Series EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

EXHIBITION: Purvis Young

Paul R. Jones Museum 2308 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Purvis Young was a self-taught artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops, his richly colored depictions of trucks, figures, and coil-shaped abstractions described a fraught, yet inspired experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami.