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Angels and Their Horses
Purvis Young1985
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
Angels and Their Horses is a depiction of two of Young's favorite subjects—God's heavenly messengers and their black "freedom horses"—symbols of salvation and liberation. Young perceived organized religion as "part of the system" and therefore potentially corrupted, and turned instead to God and his angels directly—both in the earthly and the heavenly realms. —Timothy Anglin Burgard
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- Title: Angels and Their Horses
- Creator: Purvis Young
- Creator Lifespan: 1943/2010
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Miami, Florida
- Creator Birth Place: Miami, Florida
- Date Created: 1985
- Location Created: Miami, Florida
- Physical Dimensions: 59 3/4 x 48 in. (151.8 x 121.9 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
- Rights: © Purvis Young / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/purvis-young
- Medium: Paint on plywood
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