Trucks (What I See)
Caption
Purvis Young (American, 1943–2010). Trucks (What I See), late 1970s. Plywood, found glass pane, found wood scraps, nails, glue(s), paperboard, ink, paint, 62 × 48 1/4 × 3 in., 82 lb. (157.5 × 122.6 × 7.6 cm, 37.19kg) mount (overall on board mount): 62 1/2 × 49 × 5 in. (158.8 × 124.5 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2018, 2018.28.8.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Trucks (What I See)
Date
late 1970s
Medium
Plywood, found glass pane, found wood scraps, nails, glue(s), paperboard, ink, paint
Classification
Dimensions
62 × 48 1/4 × 3 in., 82 lb. (157.5 × 122.6 × 7.6 cm, 37.19kg) mount (overall on board mount): 62 1/2 × 49 × 5 in. (158.8 × 124.5 × 12.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Front, near middle, inscribed in ink: “Young” Back, lower left, inscribed upside down in pencil: “By Young”
Credit Line
Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2018
Accession Number
2018.28.8
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