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Noah Purifoy

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Noah Purifoy (1917 - 2004) was active/lived in California, Alabama.  Noah Purifoy is known for Sculptor-assemblage.

Co-founder of the Watts Towers Arts Center in 1964 and served on the California Arts Council from 1976 to 1987.

His series of sculptures entitled "66 Signs of Neon" were constructed from debris from the 1968 Watts riots.

Source: Art in America, September 2004   ...  [Displaying 273 of 2202 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

.  There are 16 similar (related) artists for Noah Purifoy available:    Louis J Delsarte,  Merton D Simpson,  Charles Henry Alston,  Richard Mayhew,  Robert H Colescott,  Walter Henry Williams,  Hale Aspacio Woodruff,  Samuel (Sam) Middleton,  Lois Mailou Jones,  Hughie Lee-Smith,  Benny Andrews,  Norman Wilfred Lewis,  Elizabeth Catlett,  Bob (Robert Louis) Thompson,  Sam Gilliam Jr,  Romare Howard Bearden



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Facts about Noah Purifoy

   Publications  Book References:  6
Magazine References:  3

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3 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Noah Purifoy
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Review of Exhibitions September 2004 Editors, Art in America Yes
ARTnews Reviews August 1997 Editors, ARTnews Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions July 1997 Editors, Art in America Yes
6 Book References for Noah Purifoy
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1973 Cederholm, Theresa Dickason Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory 348 No
1971 Doty, Robert Contemporary Black Artists in America (Whitney Museum of American Art)
(Exhibition catalog)		 64 Yes
1971 Lewis, S. and Waddy, R. Black Artists on Art volume 2 140 Yes
1969 Greene, Carrol, Curator; Roy Wilkins, Introduction Twelve Afro-American Artists (Lee Nordness Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)		 36 Yes
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