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Purvis Young
City Life1990s

Not on view
Painting on rough wooden board depicting a crowded urban street scene with loosely rendered figures, vehicles, and multi-story buildings in muted tones of crimson, olive, yellow, and gray

Purvis Young, City Life, 1990s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Gordon W. Bailey, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Purvis Young
United States, Florida, Miami, 1943-2010
Title
City Life
Date Made
1990s
Medium
Mixed media on wood
Dimensions
50 × 49 × 1 1/2 in. (127 × 124.46 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gordon W. Bailey
Accession Number
M.2012.207.8
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© Purvis Young Estate

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