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Trucks (What I See)

Purvis Young
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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
  • Trucks (What I See)

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
late 1970s
Paint, ballpoint pen, paper, glass, on wood
62 x 48 inches
Collection of
Brooklyn Museum
Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

"I see guys working, making a living with trucks. I love to paint trucks. The truck taken the place of the horse and buggy. The truck make work for the peoples. I create about the works.”