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A Man's Tears Purvis Young
A Man's Tears
A Man's Tears Purvis Young
A Man's Tears Purvis Young
Record Details

A Man's Tears

Artist ((1943–2010))
Date1982
Place/RegionOvertown, Miami, Florida, United States
MediumWindow shade mounted on Masonite with applied wood
Dimensions34 × 27 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Joy Moos in honor of Robert Bishop
Accession number1995.7.1
Purvis Young, “Untitled”, Overtown, Miami, Florida, n.d., Oil on masonite, 25 1/4 x 18 7/8 in.,…
Untitled
Purvis Young
n.d.
2022.6.18
Fay Wray as Diane Templeton in "Below the Sea" (1933) Stephen Warde Anderson (b. 1953) Photog…
Fay Wray as Diane Templeton in "Below the Sea" (1933)
Stephen Warde Anderson
1990
1995.11.1
Purvis Young, (1943–2010), “Untitled (Horses)”, Miami, Florida, n.d., Paint on paper mounted on…
Untitled (Horses)
Purvis Young
n.d.
1998.10.67
Memorial to Washington Artist unidentified Eastern United States Early nineteenth century I…
Memorial to Washington
Artist unidentified
Early 19th century
2001.15.1
Assemblage of Crowd Scenes Purvis Young Photo by Gavin Ashworth
Assemblage of Crowd Scenes
Purvis Young
Late 1970s
1995.22.2
Purvis Young, “Untitled”, Overtown, Miami, Florida, n.d., Oil and wood on plywood, 32 3/4 x 20 …
Untitled
Purvis Young
n.d.
2022.6.17
Purvis Young, “Untitled”, Overtown, Miami, Florida, n.d., Oil and wood on plywood, 60 x 48 in.,…
Untitled
Purvis Young
n.d.
2022.6.19
Purvis Young, “Railroad Gang Reaching for a Better Life”, Miami, Florida, c. 1990s, House paint…
Railroad Gang Reaching for a Better Life
Purvis Young
1990s
2020.13.3
Aurora Artist unidentified Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor
Aurora
Artist unidentified
1818–1822
2005.8.46
People Celebrating Purvis Young Photo by Adam Reich
People Celebrating
Purvis Young
1990s
2012.19.3
Purvis Young, (1943–2010), “Untitled (Two Heads and Horses)”, Miami, Florida, 1985–1999, Paint …
Untitled (Two Heads and Horses)
Purvis Young
1985–1999
2009.1.1
Purvis Young, (1943–2010), “Untitled (Two Heads of Saints),” Miami, Florida, 1985 - 1999, Paint…
Untitled (Two Heads of Saints)
Purvis Young
1985–1999
2009.1.2