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YOUNG, PURVIS. People whit Something To Do.
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
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$2,500
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Description
Description: YOUNG, PURVIS. People whit Something To Do. Mixed-media (ink, pastel, marker, watercolor) and collage, on colored papers, with occasional printed and manuscript writing, on approximately 118 pages and three loose sheets laid in. Thick 4to, 286x229 mm; 11¼x9 inches, art-covered boards over printed book (partially revealed title reads "Young People's History of Our Heritage" by the Meredith Press. (SA) – Miami, 1981
Footnote: A verbo-visual diary by Young, the self-taught African-American artist best known for his expressive collages and paintings that often illustrated the harrowing experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He encorporated found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops into his work.
Footnote: A verbo-visual diary by Young, the self-taught African-American artist best known for his expressive collages and paintings that often illustrated the harrowing experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. He encorporated found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops into his work.
