The pencil drawings transcend their ‘outsider’ label. Their graceful and subtle existence coming out of Willie Young’s life is a testament to the inevitability of beauty in the world.
— William Louis-Dreyfus
In a retrospective of over 60 years of creativity, the drawings of Willie Young give us a glimpse into his vision of the world that defies any stylistic labels or conventions.
— Dr. Edleeca Thompson

PHOTO CREDIT
Dr. Edleeca Thompson, The Visionary Work of Willie Young, African American Museum of Dallas, Texas, 2009.