"American artist" . . . "1900-12-31Z"^^ . . . "1900Z"^^ . . "Austin Purves"@en . "1977-03-15Z"^^ . . "1977Z"^^ . "Austin Montgomery Purves, Jr. (December 31, 1900 \u2013 March 15, 1977) was a twentieth century American artist and educator. His works include painting, mosaic, fresco and sculpture. He had a distinguished career as an arts educator.Among his most notable works were the mural decoration of the World War II Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial battle monument in Draguignan, France; bas reliefs for the S.S. America, the S.S."@en . "Purves, Austin M."@en .