MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum opens a new exhibition in the Focus Gallery section of its Permanent Collection installation, dedicated to works by the late Purvis Young. Focus Gallery: Purvis Young (July 30 – November 7, 2010) features a selection of Youngs paintings from the museums permanent collection that span the career of the celebrated, self-taught Miami painter who passed away in April of this year at the age of 67. Purvis Youngs work reflects the condition experienced by residents of Miamis Overtown, the historic African American neighborhood that was transformed from a thriving community to an impoverished inner-city environment in the 1960s and 70s, when interstate 95 was erected. Against this backdrop, Youngs work serves as inspiration for the capacity of the creative spirit to reclaim, transform, restore and renew. Through the decades, Young served as an eyewitne