He was one of South Florida's most storied artists, a man who transformed a troubled life with brush strokes, painting the joys and sorrows of his people on objects discarded in his Overtown neighborhood -- a copious body of work that brought Purvis Young international recognition.Yet Young, who died at Jackson Memorial Hospital after a long battle with diabetes, was penniless and friends were raising money to bury him.
He was 67.
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Miami Artist Purvis Young Dies at 67
In viewing Purvis' entire link, three things stood out:
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GUARDIANSHIP
DIES PENNILESS
Seniors beware there are predators looking for your assets so, they don't have to earn their own!
I had heard Mr. Purvis was a guardianship ward, but have not seen much in print about it.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for his passing and hate it that he spent the last years of his life trapped in guardianship.
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