Tag: Miami Icon
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Purvis Young: Self-taught Outsider Artist & Miami Icon
Last week we discovered the art of Purvis Young (1943-2010). As a teenager, Purvis was sent to prison in north Florida, and he returned a changed man. Vowing never to repeat the type of crime that resulted in his incarceration, he took up painting and found inspiration in the neighborhood that sheltered him. His works now…