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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Blues Musicians

ArtistPurvis Young, 1943–2010
Date1990s
MediumMixed media on panel
Dimensions48 x 46 x 1 1/2 in. (121.9 x 116.8 x 3.8 cm)
Signedu.r.: Young
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Gordon W. Bailey and Museum purchase, 2018.37
ClassificationMixed Media
Provenanceto Private Collection; to Gordon W. Bailey, Los Angeles, CA; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2018
On ViewNo
Blues Musicians48 × 46 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 303× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.