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Sun and my mind,
1976–80

Purvis Young, 1943–2010; born Miami, FL; died Miami

2021-60

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Title

Sun and my mind

Dates

1976–80

Maker

Purvis Young

Medium

Marker and crayon on paper, glued to found book

Dimensions

27.9 × 43.8 cm (11 × 17 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Object Number

2021-60

Place Made

North America, United States, Florida, Miami

Culture

American

Type

artists' books, drawings, book objects

Materials

crayons, glue, markers (drawing instruments), paper (fiber product)

Subject

oceans, faces, suns, boats, figures (representations), swimmers, text

the artist, Miami, Fla. (until 1987; in 1987 purchased by William S. Arnett); William S. Arnett, Atlanta (1987–2012; his gift in 2012 to Souls Grown Deep Foundation); Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta

Paul Arnett and William Arnett, eds. Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South. Volume Two: Once that river starts to flow (Atlanta: Tinwood Books, 2001)

Souls Grown Deep: African-American Vernacular Art of the South (Michael C. Carlos Museum at City Hall East, June 29–November 3, 1996)

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Purvis Young (1943–2010; born Miami, FL; died Miami), Sun and my mind, 1976–80. Marker and crayon on paper, glued to found book; 27.9 × 43.8 cm. Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation (2021-60)
Princeton University Art Museum.
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/137852

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