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Artist Book

Artist Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)
Dateca.1970s-1991
Place madeMiami, Florida, United States, North America
MediumPaint, ink, pencil, crayon, paper
Dimensions9 7/16 × 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (24 × 16.5 × 10 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift in recognition of Janet Fleisher, A.2020.17.16
Object numberA.2020.17.16
DescriptionThe is assemblage is comprised of a brown book, glue, paper, ink, crayon and paint. The book is loosely bound, and over filled with paper that has been glued over the original book pages. Most of the pages are filled with drawings in ink, crayon, and colored pencil.
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Artist Book
Purvis Young
ca.1970s-1991
Artist book
Purvis Young
ca. 1970s-1991
Mixed media painting
Purvis Young
ca.1985-1991
Mixed media painting
Purvis Young
ca.1985-1991
Painting
Purvis Young
ca.1985-1991
Painting
Purvis Young
ca.1985-1991
Mixed media painting
Purvis Young
ca.1985-1991
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