Movie: Purvis Young: Contemporary Urban Painter

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    Purvis Young: Contemporary Urban Painter

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    A 30-minute inside look at Purvis Young, believed by many to be one of today's most intriguing self-taught American artists. Documentary film director David Seehausen explores a day in the life of Purvis Young in the intimate setting of the reclusive artist's warehouse/studio in Overtown - Miami's inner-city. Footage never before shown unveils a "Poet of the Paintbrush" passionately obsessed with painting history's "Real Truth".

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    1997-01-01

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