Name/Title
untitledEntry/Object ID
2017.3.23Description
This untitled assemblage prominently features the image of an angel, the canvas cutting off at the base of the neck so that only the head is visible. The angel wears a large halo and is depicted with his eyes shut tight and his brow furrowed. The use of angels as an art trope was common in Purvis Young's work, often associated with hope and good people, or the possibility of goodness in a troubled and difficult world. The painting is encased in a makeshift scrap board frame and, like many of Young's artworks, was rendered on castoff wood panels.Artwork Details
Medium
Wood, Watercolor PaintCollection
Southern Vernacular Art CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.3Source or Donor
Hill, Lou and CalynneAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Young, PurvisRole
ArtistDate made
n.d.Dimensions
Height
23-1/2 inWidth
27 inInterpretative Labels
Label
Purvis Young (1943-2010)
Purvis Young is a self-taught artist from Overtown Miami, Florida, who, having researched art history extensively says he is influenced by Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rembrandt. Young's vibrant paintings often show the streets of Overtown with "graffiti-like repetitive images" of traffic crowds and hovering angels. His angels represent hope, he uses wild horses to represent freedom, and eyes to represent "the system". His style is naïve, expressionistic and symbolic.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
January 26, 2017