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.

Art Lecture: Meditations on Ink

Dr. Aida Yuen Wong will present a public lecture, "Meditations on Ink: Identities and Expressions in East Asia," on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at 6:30 pm in the Great Hall,

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.