Mixed media painting

NamePainting

Artist Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)

Dateca.1985-1991

Place madeMiami, Florida, United States, North America

MediumPaint, masonite board, wood

Dimensions17 11/16 × 35 7/16 × 1 15/16 in. (45 × 90 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift in recognition of Janet Fleisher, A.2020.17.15

Object numberA.2020.17.15

ProvenanceThis gift from the estate of Janet Fleisher consists of multiple works by two self-taught artists—The Philadelphia Wireman and Purvis Young--whom Janet Fleisher represented in her gallery in Philadelphia. Fleisher opened the Janet Fleisher Gallery near Rittenhouse Square in the mid-1960s and operated it for more than 30 years, until her retirement in 1996. She showed an eclectic variety of work, including work by self-taught or “outsider” artists, one of the earliest galleries to champion this genre of work. Janet Fleisher passed away in 2010.

DescriptionThis painting is comprised of Masonite board, wood blocks, wood molding scraps, press board and paint. The central features are three blue circular shapes on a yellow background, with several figures in dark and light blue amongst and below the circular shapes. The wood blocks, molding and press board make a frame around the central image.