Black People Migrating West
Purvis Young
American, 1943–2010

Details
Title
Black People Migrating West
Artist/Maker
Purvis Young (American, 1943–2010)
Date
late 1970s
Medium
Paint, poster board, with wood frame
Dimensions
21 1/4 × 28 1/4 inches
Credit
Museum purchase, and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection
Accession #
2017.80
On View
Currently not on view
Image Copyright
© Estate of Purvis Young/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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