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Friday, 03 July 2015 10:53

The Black Archives History and Research Foundation Receives Over 400 Works by the Self-Taught Artist Purvis Young

Purvis Young murals. Purvis Young murals. Flickr

Self-taught artist, Purvis Young, who died in 2010 at the age of 67, never graduated high school and spent time in prison. But those setbacks didn't prevent him from achieving much deserved art world recognition.

In 1999, the contents of the Miami-based artist's entire studio, which included up to 3,000 pieces, were snapped up by mega collectors, the Rubbells, according to the New York Times.

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