Self-taught artist, Purvis Young, who died in 2010 at the age of 67, never graduated high school and spent time in prison. But those setbacks didn't prevent him from achieving much deserved art world recognition.
In 1999, the contents of the Miami-based artist's entire studio, which included up to 3,000 pieces, were snapped up by mega collectors, the Rubbells, according to the New York Times.