Purvis Young was a native of Miami, Florida, who created a unique art environment in the neighborhood of Overtown. In 1971, Young decided to make a statement in his downtrodden neighborhood after being inspired by murals made by African-American activists in Chicago and Detroit. He decided to paint in a vacant alley of boarded up store fronts — a blank slate — with images that charted the challenges of this once-vibrant neighborhood. The Struggle is widely regarded as Young’s most powerful and significant work from this period.
- Title
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The Struggle
- Artist
- Date
- 1973-1974
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 88 × 77 in. (223.5 × 195.6 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the Grumbacher-Viener Collection in memory of Nancy Grumbacher
- Mediums Description
- acrylic on wood
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Keywords
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- Cityscape
- Architecture Exterior – domestic – apartment
- Architecture – vehicle – truck
- Figure male
- Object Number
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2014.15
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
