In an interview two years before Purifoy's death, The Tavis Smiley Show producer Roy Hurst talked with the artist about his legacy of "protest art" and the legitimacy oftheassemblageart movement.
And from the ashes ofthe riots, Purifoy created art rubble from the shattered neighborhood became objects for his "66 Signs Neon" series ofart projects, establishing Purifoy as a leader in theassemblageart movement.